Why You Shouldn’t Type ‘Amen’ and Share Memes Like This

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But as in the case of a baby photo of my daughter Brenna that was used in a post like this in mid-December (which had been shared more than 23,000 times in a few weeks) we didn’t know it was being used until some of our Facebook followers alerted us — and we definitely did not give permission.

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Here’s what you’re actually doing when you type “Amen” or share the photo on your wall:

1. You’re exploiting what is most likely a stolen image of a child whose family has no idea it is being used.
2. You’re making the owners of the page that posted it or the people who stole the photo and created the post a whole lot of money.

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When you don’t want to be “heartless” so you respond to the request for “One Share = One Prayer” by sharing the image with your friends, you might actually be doing very real harm. Please think twice before you like, comment or share any posts like this on Facebook, so that you’re not participating in the exploitation of children like Brenna.

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