SHARENTING: THE EXERCISE OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND FAMILY POWER OF PARENTS IN COLLISION WITH THE PERSONALITY RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

This work aims to explore a contemporary practice called “sharenting”, which consists of parents sharing their children’s lives on social networks and other digital platforms. The apparently harmless and common practice made legal debate on the subject necessary after observing that many of the children and adolescents exposed were targets of negative consequences arising from sharing done by their parents, such as hate speech, digital cancellation and psychological problems, such as depression, image distortion and low self-esteem, resulting from excessive exposure on social networks. In the legal sphere, the conflict is even more complex, as the personality rights of the minor must be balanced with the right to freedom of expression and the family power of the parents. Thus, this work seeks to conceptualize sharenting and debate the consequences of its practice and the possibilities of adopting reasonable measures that respect the rights of parents, without violating the rights of children and adolescents. To do this, we used a bibliographic review of scientific articles and legislation on the subject.