The CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS FOR THE EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN THE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the civil responsibility of parents for exposing their
children in the virtual environment, with a focus on the possibility of holding them accountable based on the legal concept of abuse of rights. The research investigates how parents' actions in allowing or promoting their children's exposure on social media can constitute a harmful practice to the minors' rights, considering the violation of the principles of the inviolability of private life and the best interest of the child. To this end, the concepts of parental authority,right to image, civil responsibility, and abuse of rights were explored, assessing to what extent parents' conduct can be considered excessive and detrimental to the development and well-being of their children in the exercise of parental authority to the detriment of their children's rights. Additionally, the role of parental supervision in the digital context and the legal implications of actions involving the exposure of children and adolescents on the internet were analyzed. Inconclusion, it is determined that, in cases of abuse in the use of social media by parents, there is a basis for civil liability, considering that disproportionate conduct can cause harm to the minor and, therefore, justify the intervention of the legal system to protect their rights.