Responsabilidade civil por sharenting: a exacerbada exposição de crianças e adolescentes nas redes sociais

Abstract

The presente article examines civil liability arising from sharenting, a practice characterized by the excessive sharing of images, videos, and information about children and adolescents by their parents or guardians on social media. This qualitative, literature-based research analyzes the historical development of civil liability, the legal nature of personality rights, and the limits of parental authority in light of minors’ growing digital exposure. Based on the Federal Constitution, the Civil Code, the Statute of the Child and Adolescent, and the General Data Protection Law (LGPD), it finds that the Brazilian legal system provides grounds to curb abuses, although it still lacks specific regulation on the subject. The study also addresses commercial sharenting, in which children’s images are economically exploited, and analyzes its psychological and social impacts, such as anxiety, loss of privacy, and identity-related harms. From a comparative perspective, it examines foreign legislation that has advanced the protection of digital childhood, especially in France, Italy, and the European Union. It concludes that safeguarding children against abusive sharenting requires coordinated action by the family, the State, society, and digital platforms, highlighting the preventive and educational role of civil liability in ensuring dignity and the child’s best interests