Take care when sharing photos of your children on social networks

The golden rule is therefore to set up your accounts so that you only share photos with people you trust. — AFP Relaxnews

Summer is a tempting time to share photos of your children with friends and on social networks. But there are a few basic rules you should follow to make sure these pictures don't fall into the wrong hands.

Whether shared with family on WhatsApp, with friends on Snapchat or with a community of followers on Instagram, parents love to share moments of fun with their children on social platforms. But this can have a more sinister side. Today, child pornography forums the world over thrive on photos (original or edited) of children and teenagers "stolen" from the Internet. This is why it's important to raise awareness about the risks of "sharenting," or parents sharing images of children on the Internet.