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Local Child Shocked His Entire Life Is On Facebook
He wants more privacy from intrusive social media platforms
Charlie, a local child, was recently interviewed by news outlets about his entire life being uploaded to Facebook by his parents. “They just dressed me up in silly costumes,” he said. “They only did it for likes and to appear cool to their friends.”
According to media reports, Charlie initially found out that his entire life was on Facebook when he borrowed his mom’s cellphone to play a game. However, a notification appeared saying a random person liked videos of Charlie singing to Taylor Swift and having a temper tantrum.
“My mom and Dad took lots of home videos when I was younger,” Charlie stated. “But every single photo and video they’ve taken since I came out of the womb is available on Facebook for everyone to see!”
Understandably, Charlie was furious to discover that his entire life was on social media. “I wish Facebook had better rules surrounding privacy. I never consented to photos of me cuddling Mr. Squiggles (my teddy bear) to be uploaded on social media. Nor did I agree for my diary to be viewed by millions. That contains a lot of ideas for Sci-Fi Novels. Now, someone’s probably going to steal them before I can receive a multi-million…
