- Italian boy, 16, took mother to court over images posted on social media
- The teenager grew tired of mother sharing snaps without his permission
- Rome court warned mother she faces 10,000 euro fine unless she stops
- She also must remove old photos, posts and videos of her son
An Italian woman has been banned from posting images of her teenage son on social media, and threatened with a 10,000 euro fine if she defies it.
The 16-year-old had made a court complaint about his mother’s social media habits, which included posting pictures of him on Facebook without his consent.
A Rome family court dealing with the mother’s divorce from the teen’s father, ruled in the 16-year-old’s favour.
Facebook fine: The Italian woman has been banned from posting about her son on Facebook, and must remove all old images and posts about him – or face a 10,000 euro fine
The teenager had grown tired of his mother’s oversharing online and the issue was brought up during divorce proceedings.
The court ruled that as per Italian copyright law, the subject of the photographs owns the copyright and the mother was therefore in breach.
The unnamed woman was told she faces a 10,000 euro (£8,875) fine unless she stops publishing information about her son online.
Teen angst: The 16-year-old had grown tired of his mother sharing information and photos of him on social media without his consent (stock image)
She must also remove any images, posts and videos of the teenager from her social media accounts, Euronews reports.
The website quoted lawyer Giuseppe Croari as saying that the mother had also effectively violated Facebook’s terms and conditions by posting images to which she did not have the copyright.
Facebook’s Terms of Service states that users agree to ‘not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes or violates someone else’s rights or otherwise violates the law.’
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