Who is going to decide whether parents should post pictures? The government? And what is the consequence? Every law must eventually be enforced with guns. I'm not downplaying the threat of child exploitation, but when it comes to the deployment of force (which should be limited), we have bigger fish to fry. In addition, parents have to be the ones making the decisions relating to the health and safety of their children, wherever and whenever possible. I don't think it's a good idea for third-parties to start making these decisions for parents. All that said, your post is thought-provoking and I have upvoted.
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Most Western nations already have agencies that determine the fitness of parents regarding child-rearing. In the US, CPS has the authority to remove any child from "unfit" parents. If the OP's suggestion is adopted, CPS-like agencies will no doubt be the enforcers.
Your comment is quite valid in questioning the practicality of enforcing such a legislation. The child protective bureau will need to be enlarged dramatically to patrol the internet and enforce the new rules. Special judiciary will need to be set up to process the custody hearings arising from CPS enforcement. New surveilance powers will need to be ratified to empower CPS to effectively monitor the internet. Like the "drug war" and "war on terror," the cost of war on child photos will be born mostly by the poorer class of our society.
The political question is whether the lower class can bear the additional cost without revolting.
In my state, CPS has a horrible track record of protecting children. The last thing we want to do is have them coming after parents who post pictures of their kids on social media.
CPS-like agencies around the world have poor records, regarding child welfare. The nature of bureacracy is that each department carve out fiefdom within the government and its primary purpose becomes maintaining that fiefdom. In essence, the departments have no interest in solving the problem, only expanding their mandate, so their funding increases. I hope some CPS spook is not considering the OP's concerns and drafting a proposal.
"The nature of bureacracy is that each department carve out fiefdom within the government and its primary purpose becomes maintaining that fiefdom." You nailed it!!!
I agree with you, @soo.chong163. Thank you for posting this great comment!
Thank you, @kiporen212! I appreciate the opinion of yours. I think that parents should take responsibility for the photos they upload online. However, there are parents who harm their children with no intention!
I get it. Not saying I am right. I just think if we set up a government bureau to police this, pretty soon it will be an employment agency for bureaucrats, and the interests of children will be secondary.
Yeah...