• VoodooAardvark@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    …what? Parents created accounts for their children to grow into and eventually take over? Are they squatting and just keeping them reserved or posting as “hi I’m turning 1 - I love this smash cake!” - is this a real thing?

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      7 days ago

      I had an acquittance who made a profile for her son while she was pregnant, profile picture was an ecography and she would sometimes post roleplaying as the baby. I’m glad we’re not in touch anymore.

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      I started college when Facebook launched. Yes, this is a thing that happened. There was a legal case where a girl sued her parents for making a Facebook profile in her name when she was a baby and posting photos without her permission.

    • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      My sister had a baby young while in college. Her and the father split up not long after. The father’s new girlfriend made an account for their baby. It was wierd. So wierd, and pissed my sister off to no end.

      Yes, the girlfriend would post like she was the baby. It was, the wierdest shit.