When Madison Connors started posting her children's images on her Instagram four years ago she didn't think much about the impact it might have on their lives. or signup to continue reading Now, she asks her eight-year-old son for his permission to post his photos. Ms Connors is an Aboriginal artist based in Melbourne.
She uses her Instagram account, yarli_creative, to showcase her art, share her culture and have authentic conversations about motherhood. "At the forefront of my business and my content creation is being an Aboriginal artist," Ms Connors said. "And second to that is the content creation that I've built around it about my life.
" In the four years since Ms Connors started Yarli, she has gained almost 40,000 followers. The name is a portmanteau of her children's names: Marley and Yindi. Occasionally, they feature in her content.
"They're my everything, you know?" she said. "They're beautiful, I want to share them with the world." As Ms Connors' following grows, however, it could have on her children.
"Social media is part of our lives. It's part of everyone's lives." "I guess it's just about putting the right precautions in place.
" Calls for more regulation of childrens' social media footprint have been growing as have concerns for their online safety. Some overseas jurisdictions have considered introducing child labour laws similar to those that apply to child actors. In May, received widespread support.
The ban would stop children from creating a social media pr.