# Is it OK to let your children post selfies online?

DevFeed: [Is it OK to let your children post selfies online?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/is-it-ok-to-let-your-children-post-selfies-online-8388.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/kids-online/children-selfies-online/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2026-02-17T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [online privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/online-privacy.md>), [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-bots](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-bots.md>), [identity-theft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity-theft.md>), [kids-online](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kids-online.md>), [large-language-models-llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/large-language-models-llms.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

## AI overview

The article advises parents on helping children develop a healthy relationship with technology while considering the risks of posting selfies on social media. It explains how digital permanence, reposting, AI bots scraping content to train large language models, predators, extortion, cyberbullying, and exposed personal information can threaten children's privacy and safety.

## Source excerpt

When it comes to our children's digital lives, prohibition rarely works. It's our responsibility to help them build a healthy relationship with tech.