The mother of a four-year-old kid shown in a video being denied ice cream is considering taking legal action against the uploader of the material, according to a “24 Oras” report by Maki Pulido.
In the viral video taken in a playground, the uploader can be seen letting his son taste the ice cream. Another kid approached the man but was not given the frozen delight.
“Hindi naman kita anak ah. Gusto mo rin? Pabili ka sa mama mo (You’re not my kid. You want this, too? Ask your mom to buy you one),” the man can be heard saying.
The mother of the boy said that the man may have purposely shamed her son on camera and uploaded it on social media because of an argument that transpired between their children on the playground.
She added that she even scolded her son and apologized to the uploader, who ignored her at the time.
“Meron silang hindi nagustuhang action sa anak ko kaya nila ginawa yung video na yun, kasi pwede naman itago mo na lang sa sarili mo yung video e,” said the child’s mother, “Lena,”
(They must have seen something in my son that they do not like that’s why they did that video. They could have just kept it.)
“As lumalaki siya magagamit yun against him for humiliation, embarrassment, mockery and iniisip niya na wala pala magagawa about it,” she added.
(The video can be used against my son to humiliate, embarrass or mock him.)
She said she is consulting with lawyers about filing a case against the uploader.
According to lawyer Francis Acero, a data privacy expert, videos of children may be posted without the permission of the parents only for purposes of sharing with family or friends.
“For example if you’re posting on your own social media children just to show important life events like graduation or birthday that’s fine,” he said. “You see something noteworthy captured on your phone and want to share with friends I think that’s fine.”
“You cross into the commercial space you have all these rules applied because you’re not processing for personal use you’re processing it as a business,” he added.
The uploader has yet to comment on the issue.—Jiselle Anne Casucian/LDF, GMA Integrated News
