Viih Tube and Eliezer attacks on a baby raise the question: How to protect children on social media?
Is social media a safe environment to share images of children? This is a discussion happening all over the world and two influencers and former BBBs Viih Tube and Eliezer are feeling it firsthand. His daughter moon It’s only seven months old, but it’s already being attacked online.
According to the couple, the offensive comments began to appear on social media when Lua was three months old, and at first they were disguised as tips. The situation is currently out of control and is causing suffering for parents and family members.
“‘What’s the point of being born rich but being obese?'” “She had everything to be beautiful, but she’s obese. Poor thing.” “She’s going to explode (laughs).” “These comments are about a photo of a sevenmonthold baby,” says Eliezer. “That’s not an opinion. “This is an attack,” Viih Tube added.
The couple even considered stopping posting pictures of their daughter, but that is no longer an option.
“We had this conversation, but I don’t regret it. I don’t think it’s our fault for everything we’re going through, that we chose to expose our family. I was also very open about my pregnancy and I have no regrets at all because I have helped countless mothers and it was very good for me to listen to them and have that exchange. We publish a photo of our happy family, it’s something natural for us,” says Viih Tube.
1 of 2 Viih Tube and Eliezer with their daughter Lua, just seven months old. — Photo: Photo: Reproduction/Fantastic Viih Tube and Eliezer with their daughter Lua, just seven months old. — Photo: Photo: Reproduction/Fantastic
According to the exBBB, the comments even increased after she recorded a video with Lua’s pediatrician.
“I began to understand that people are not worried about the health of the moon. “The people want to attack,” reports Eliezer. “From being full, it became fat, it became obese, it became sick, it said, ‘It’s going to explode.'” One comment that really stuck with me was: “You already have R$1 million in your account, You can have multiple bariatric surgeries when… when you grow up,” the influencer adds enthusiastically.
The attacks worsened when Viih Tube released a video saying that all advertising revenue from the Moon’s image would be transferred to an account in her name. “Lua already has R$1 million, I swear to God. “I have to give my daughter a financial education because she’s going to be born with a lot of privileges, right, guys?” says the influencer.
Viih Tube and Eliezer say they constantly hear the argument: “Since he is exposing his daughter, he has to take the heat.” Psychoanalyst Leonardo Goldberg explains that these comments invert the logic of violence because they blame the victim and remove responsibility from the attacker and the offensive comments.
“He just cries on the pillow. And he’s really crying and losing his breath because he feels like he has nothing to do. This makes me worried that I will not be able to protect not only my daughter, but also my family,” comments Viih Tube emotionally.
But finally, What makes an adult enter a social network to enter comments to insult and attack a baby? The answer may lie in the success these images convey of a happy family.
“I present a baby as a project, with certain guarantees. This causes deep discomfort to the other person, who does not have the same guarantees and access. So I’m going to provoke this reaction, an extremely aggressive comment, I’m going to show that he’s human,” Goldberg analyzes.
“I think there is discomfort and then people want to punish this family. “I already talked about the father’s looks, it didn’t work.” I already mentioned the mother’s looks, it didn’t work. So let’s talk about the daughter, because we know that if we use her, we can punish her,” comments Eliezer.
The couple grows tired of the situation and begins to address the situation in court.
“They will be held accountable for defamation, slander and insults. [A internet] It is not a lawless country. It is necessary to hold each of these people accountable for the acts committed. “A single comment attacks many people, we cannot tolerate something like that,” comments Pedro Mansur, lawyer for Viih Tube and Eliezer.
“Honestly, I think people won’t feel it until it hits their pockets. Then they sued, so they have to pay,” says Viih Tube.
The problem of children’s presence on the Internet has already led to the drafting of two draft laws in Brazil. They are waiting for an opinion from the Committee on Social Security and Family, which will be considered in the chamber.
But according to Rodrigo Pereira, lawyer and president of the Brazilian Institute of Family Law, the matter is not that simple.
“It is a borderline issue. Can parents do this? [publicar mídias dos filhos nas redes]? Or could the prosecutor know more than the parents? Who is responsible for? “So it’s about family law, which represents the limit for state intervention in citizens’ private lives,” explains Rodrigo Pereira.
France may be the first country in the world to have a specific law on the image rights and privacy of minors under 16 years old. In the country, the debate over exposure of minors on social media gained momentum in March when a new law to protect children’s privacy was proposed in Congress.
2 of 2 France may be the first country in the world to have a specific law on the right to images and privacy of minors under 16 years old. — Photo: Photo: Reproduction/Fantástico France may be the first country in the world to have a specific law on the right to images and privacy of minors under 16 years old. — Photo: Photo: Reproduction/Fantastic
If the law is passed, parents could even lose full or partial custody of their children if their dignity is seriously violated.
“Would the goal be to stop all publications? I have already been asked this question because it deprives parents of their own freedom. After all, it’s my son, I’m not doing anything wrong. So where is the limit?” “I would say the day will allow us to find out,” says lawyer Sophia Binet.
The French are worried about the threat of everything from identity theft to fraud, harassment and pedophilia. According to a study used to discuss the proposed law, by the age of 13, the average child has posted 1,300 images on social networks.
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