From Pocket:
A month after her son was born, Samantha Taylor, 30, and her husband came to a realization: They didn’t want photos of their child posted online. They worried about how quickly artificial intelligence was advancing and how the photos could be used in addition to “creeps online in general. It was such a strong mom instinct,” Taylor said. “It was like something took over. I just felt so protective.” Taylor left her son’s birth announcement on social media, but now, a year later, that is the only photo of the child that exists online.
Taylor is among the legion of parents who has decided that “sharenting” is out and privacy is in. For years, some parents have chosen to keep their kids offline or highly curate how they appear, pasting emojis over their faces or limiting pictures of their children to their “ close friends” community on Instagram. Now, the online landscape is even darker: The rise of AI has created new anxieties around how an innocent photo could be manipulated into a deepfake or contribute to identity fraud…