Now we've all heard about kids that post dumb stuff about themselves or classmates on the internet (Facebook, YouTUbe, Myspace, etc.) and how it comes back to bite them in the ass...
What about parents that post content of their minor children titled "cute" or 
etc. that when the child that is now 7 or 8 turns 13 or 14 says "I can't believe you posted that."
Now we all have unflattering photos in family albums or funny stories about our families. Until now they didn't get posted on the internet after Mom had her second glass of Merlot.
There is the common sense answer that says parents should be smarter about this...but millions aren't. Should we regulate beyond that?
Originally Posted by atlcomedy
No one can afford to touch that because of the can of worms it opens.
Where is anyone to get the resources to manage rights down to such fine splitting of hairs?
Facebook has about 2000 employees. There are 600 million active users as of 2011. Monitoring such rights would have to be based by complaints being submitted by users. That means 1. Dealing with false complaints of people who like to be difficult 2. Authentic Complaints. You estimated millions of people making this mistake of posting inappropriate pictures that their kids may object to.
Imagine the staff it would take to address each complaint individually, to see what is authentic, and then to decide whether or not it crosses the line?
Tens of thousands? Hundreds of Thousands?
And when do they say "Yes that's inappropriate" and when do they say "you're being irrational and overly sensitive" - because that will happen too. Woe be it to the man or woman in charge of deciding and writing that code of behavior, not a task to be envied as someone will disagree with any line you draw.
Unless you forbid posting pictures of other people, no photos but those that contain only you. I'm betting that facebook users would loose interest in participating quickly.
People have to actually engage each other. If your Mom posted a picture you don't like - take a deep breath - you have to walk over to your mother, or pick up the phone, and talk her into taking it down. A shockingly old fashion way to deal with a new world problem.
Corporations cannot be responsible for policing the social interactions of peoples lives, it's impossible to do. There are lines that are unquestionably wrong - violence, harassment, threats... we know grievous wrongs when we see them. It is only grievous wrongs that can be addressed, the rest we have to figure out amongst ourselves.
