Mother is warned she will be fined €10,000 if she does not stop putting photos of her son, 16, on Facebook after he takes her to court in Italy. Italian boy, 16, took mother to court over images posted on social media. The teenager grew tired of the mother sharing snaps without his permission Rome court warned the mother she faces 10,000 euro fine unless she stops. She also must remove old photos, posts, and videos of her son. An Italian woman has been banned from posting images of her teenage son on social media and threatened with a 10,000 euro fine if she defies it. The 16-year-old had made a court complaint about his mother's social media habits, which included posting pictures of him on Facebook without his consent. A Rome family court dealing with the mother's divorce from the teen's father ruled in the 16-year-old's favour. The teenager had grown tired of his mother's oversharing online and the issue was brought up during divorce proceedings. The court ruled that as per Italian copyright law, the subject of the photographs owns the copyright and the mother was therefore in breach. The unnamed woman was told she faces a 10,000 euro (£8,875) fine unless she stops publishing information about her son online.
She must also remove any images, posts, and videos of the teenager from her social media accounts, The website quoted lawyer Giuseppe Croari as saying that the mother had also effectively violated Facebook’s terms and conditions by posting images to which she did not have the copyright. Facebook's Terms of Service states that users agree to 'not post content or take any action on Facebook that infringes or violates someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law.'