There are so many things that are bonkers about this but the only one I can focus on (in order to preserve my sanity) is the fact they didn't even ask permission & just blindsided the parent with it.
it's doubly terrible because not online normies still live in headspaces that the internet is fun and silly and everything they see is true because internet is "the news" and what could possibly go wrong?
i can't even ascribe malicious intent to this dumdum.
Yeah. My mother in law photoshopping wings onto a picture of my kid from a hike to make her look like a fairy? Ok.
Selling the image to meta for AI? Not ok.
My Mother in Law will never get over not being permitted to post trophy grandson photos on social media.
The least we can do is let the kid have the autonomy to make the choice for themselves when it’s time.