In the Eye of Millions of Viewers: Children's Pictures on the Net

Credits
Year: 2019
Running Time: 29 min
Production: NZZ Format
Broadcast: SRF 1 / 3 SAT
Director: Cristina Karrer, Patricia Wagner
Camera: Patricia Wagner, Cristina Karrer
Editor: Patricia Wagner
Producer: NZZ Format, Silvia Fleck

Running into the wall in front of everyone, squatting on the potty in front of everyone. When parents expose their offspring's lives on social media, it's called "sharenting". A term that is increasingly being criticized. By sharenting, parents are violating a fundamental right of children: the UN right to privacy. The Instagram account of six-year-old Swiss boy Ardi Klimenta, on which he presents fashion, has long had more than 100,000 followers. His parents don't see this as a problem. They don't force their son to do anything and the money ends up in his account after all. However, the public display of children online also harbors dangers. For paedophiles, for example, the internet today offers an undreamt-of treasure trove. Because online: once……

The whole film in German can be watched here
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