Parents May Be Liable for What Their Kids Post on Facebook, Court Rules

Wall Street Journal ^ | Oct 15, 2014 | JACOB GERSHMAN

[MeshugeMikey]

Parents can be held liable for what their kids post on Facebook , a Georgia appellate court ruled in a decision that lawyers said marked a legal precedent on the issue of parental responsibility over their children’s online activity.

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the parents of a seventh-grade student may be negligent for failing to get their son to delete a fake Facebook profile that allegedly defamed a female classmate.

[Viennacon]

Better reason not to use it, and not to let your kids use it

[MeshugeMikey]

soon...posting considered Homophobic....or anti Statist....will land the writer/poster,...in hoe legal waters

at least on fazedbook

[PeteB570]

What about my two dogs? Both of them have way more friends than I do on Facebook.

[Joe 6-pack]

What about when kids are in school and the school is acting in loco parentis? Will teachers and administrators be held to the same degree of culpability?

Didn't think so...

[G Larry]

FB is NOT your friend!

It is an intrusion and waste of time.

It is also a mechanism for invading your computer without your knowledge.

Bingo, you’re now somebody’s free server!

Money Laundering?
Child Porn?

You don’t have to be hosting unknowingly, just acting as a pipeline is enough to get you in trouble.

[MeshugeMikey]

of course not....and progressive parents...will be treated with kid gloves

[MeshugeMikey]

if your dogs postings are FOUND to be homophobic.....there will be heck to pay

[luckystarmom]

My daughters turn 18 in a few weeks thank goodness.

[MeshugeMikey]

I avoid fazedbook

[MeshugeMikey]

no more parental “culpability” whew

[Mortrey]

If only BenghaziBarrySoebarkah/Soetoro was held responsible for all he/she posts on the gubmint’s website.

SHEESH!

[MeshugeMikey]

there arent enough legal pads to make the notes necessary at THOSE depositions

[FlingWingFlyer]

I sure as he!! hope the “court” doesn’t rule that the kids are responsible for what their parents post on Free Republic. LOL!

[GeronL]

Since schools are now “co-parents” shouldn’t they be partially responsible?

/s

[GeronL]

“Responsibility”... do they still teach that word any more?

[MeshugeMikey]

everything these days seems to be CO!...

[MeshugeMikey]

that could be most fearful....MOST fearful.

[BobL]

Good call. ANY PARENT that let’s their kid on Facebook should be required to take responsibility for what the kid does.

If parents don’t like it, then don’t buy them a stupid I-Phone. There are plenty of Jihad Phones (also called burners) available that have just as much voice and texting capability.

[G Larry]

Doncha know that under Obamacare, you’re still responsible until she’s 26!?!