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The free tool below runs entirely in this browser — no account, nothing stored or transmitted. Redact anything you would not want kept before you type it.
Open the companion tool →Why the channel matters as much as the photo
A photo shared in a private family group and the same photo posted publicly have different lifetimes. The public version is searchable, indexable, and available to anyone who wants to build or train on it — including someone impersonating a family member later.
Children grow into people with their own preferences about their image. Asking an older child where a photo may go is not only respectful, it is practice for the consent questions they will face online themselves.
The protocol
- List the channels your household actually shares photos to: private family groups, school apps, public feeds, group chats.
- Write the rule for each: what may be shared, what never gets shared (bathroom, medical, school uniform with the name visible, anything a child asked you not to post).
- Ask children old enough to have an opinion where their own photos may go, and record the answer.
- Check the privacy settings on the accounts that post most often, and turn off location data and public discovery where possible.
- Write one line about how a family member asks for a photo to be taken down, and honor it the first time without a discussion.
What the tool does
Build a family rule for sharing photos: which channels, what stays private, how a child's own preference is recorded, and how a takedown is requested. It stores nothing and sends nothing.
Limit first: This is a family-agreement aid, not legal advice and not a takedown service. Platform removal processes and timelines vary.
Open the companion tool →One human next step
If an image of a child is being shared or used in a way that worries you, request removal from the platform first, in writing, and then contact the school or organization involved directly. For sexual images of a minor, NCMEC's Take It Down service is the specialized route.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not applicable — this is a household agreement about consent, and the artifact that matters is the family's own written rule and the child's answer. §6.10: not a frontier-pace topic.
§0.5 protection result: category is family-teen-safety; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.