A Statement from Mom.Life:
Hey everyone!
Last night, a new user began messaging our moms asking for private pictures of toddlers and young children. This is obviously unacceptable behavior, and the account was banned immediately. Although thankfully extremely rare on Mom.Life, several users were understandably upset by this, so we wanted to clarify a few things:
First off, Mom.Life has an absolute zero tolerance policy for child abuse and those who would prey on children. We strive to be a community open any supportive to *almost* everyone, but there is no grey area here for us. Those that would victimize children are not welcome in Mom.Life, period. Any behavior by any user that appears to be involved these activities will result the account immediately being banned from Mom.Life, and may result in the user being reported to the authorities. Secondly, there is no indication that any pictures from Mom.Life users were, or have ever been, taken from Mom.Life and shared outside the network for abusive or exploitative purposes. We take this EXTREMELY seriously and take proactive security measures beyond most other social networks to assure this does not happen. If we ever learn this has happened, we will alert you immediately.
Specifically regarding the incident last night, the user in question did not download any pictures from Mom.Life, and only asked for such pictures to be sent to them. This is, however disgusting to us, not a crime where this user lived, so Mom.Life would be violating our privacy agreement with all of you to send their information to the authorities. Mom.Life does not share personal user information with anyone, to protect all our moms. Exceptions are only made for explicit criminal activity that threatens a user or someone else in the community, or repeated offenses that appear illegal in nature; the user last night, for instance, will be reported to authorities by Mom.Life if they ever try to join Mom.Life and engage in this activity again (and we're watching for them). Additionally, we were told that multiple users did contact the authorities, and we will fully cooperate with any investigation.
If you see any behavior on Mom.Life that appears to be involved with the abuse or exploitation of children, please report it immediately! Depending on the nature of the offending behavior and where the user lives, Mom.Life may or may not be able to report it to authorities ourselves, but you are always welcome and encouraged to report what you believe to be child abuse. We will always fully cooperate with authorities to keep creeps off Mom.Life and behind bars. Thank you again to the moms who reported this incident last night for making Mom.Life a safer community for everyone!
~Lovingly (but seriously),
🎆mom.life_usa✨
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Just to clarify, if we violated our privacy protections to report one creep, they could sue us and they would win. We hope you understand that we do not have any interest in paying child abusers. We're not worried about you all; we're all (hopefully) on the same team here.
As a further point, there were pictures of very young kids who were naked on the profile in question, but upon consultation with law enforcement, none of these came close to illegal. Pictures of kids at bath time or otherwise naked are not automatically considered abusive. Please be careful when sharing these types of pictures however, especially with people you don't know well.
If you want to make us the bad guys here, there's nothing we can do about it. We cannot publicly discuss everything we do in cases like this, but I promise you that we've been working our butts off to protect you and your children, and help the authorities catch creeps who would abuse kids through every means that we can. We're moms on here too, and so are pictures of our kids. There is nothing we take more seriously.
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@babyb17, There has not been a pedophile issue to my knowledge until recently. That’s why I stated to avoid posting photos of your children if you’re weary. No, we don’t know all of the people here, but I can say personally that I’ve met quite a few women from here myself. At the end of the day, when it comes to our children we have to play it smart. Don’t post bath tub images, your child in just a diaper, etc. Bad guys suck, but karma (and mamabears) will bring them down. 🧡
@theinkedmommy , indeed. But all my Social media platforms are only people I have known personally. Here I see all the time , people are complaining about these issues..
@sassybitch, Same reason why I DON'T post my baby's face. Here they can share pics with anyone. All you have to do, is download from galleries..
So you can really prevent a second profile? It would make me feel better if I knew how you stopped people from doing that
@brandyswanson51, There are measures in preventing people from creating more profiles. 👍🏼 Bad people exist, unfortunately. Those bad people exist everywhere, not just on a mom app. They hack Facebook, Instagram accounts, even Snapchat. No social media platform is 100% safe no matter the safety precautions they take. So, if you are worried about someone stealing or taking your children’s photos, it’s suggested to avoid posting them. Once you put ANYTHING on the internet, it doesn’t belong to you anymore. That’s the reality of it.
@1st_time_wonder I don't think anyone is being ridiculous. If you think about it they could always set up another account under a different email and user name and do the same thing. And the fact that so many moms on here post pictures of their children being kids and doing cute and funny stuff makes it worrisome. So how do you know for a fact they didn't file and save those pics on a computer?i highly doubt that it will show as a download just like any pictures you post on facebook it doesn't tell you or anyone else if a pic was downloaded if they just hit file and save.
@santistevanmommie, I did report it and so did other people I talked to that's why I wanted to know why nothing has been done about it it's been weeks
@cupcake231, because I didn’t see anything that’s why it matters. If you don’t report it mom.life doesn’t know.
@santistevanmommie, not sure what that has to do with anything yes she has posts and yes she's asks for inappropriate pics from multiple people on this app and multiple people have reported her
@mom.life_usa Someone mentioned something about screenshots, and I was thinking the same thing. Can you see if people take screenshots on the app? I'm not worried about myself because I don't post pictures of me or my family here, but there's plenty who post multiple pictures daily. I'm not looking to argue, just genuinely curious.
@cupcake231, she’s been messaging people asking for inappropriate pictures? Because her profile has 2 posts on it
@mom.life_usa, okay so what's going on with the profile @missy.susanxoxo because a similar situation happened with her profile and I know she's been reported several times but her profile is still up
@mommylovescoraline doesn't hurt my feelings. But since you 'haven't things to do' that makes sense as to why you're hating on an app that you clearly don't hate enough to leave.
@mommylovescoraline you're right, your comment wasn't directed toward me. But you were bad mouthing the app. So I told you what you can do if you don't like the app anymore. Why stay on an app that you dislike?
Just to clarify, if we violated our privacy protections to report one creep, they could sue us and they would win. We hope you understand that we do not have any interest in paying child abusers. We're not worried about you all; we're all (hopefully) on the same team here.
As a further point, there were pictures of very young kids who were naked on the profile in question, but upon consultation with law enforcement, none of these came close to illegal. Pictures of kids at bath time or otherwise naked are not automatically considered abusive. Please be careful when sharing these types of pictures however, especially with people you don't know well.
If you want to make us the bad guys here, there's nothing we can do about it. We cannot publicly discuss everything we do in cases like this, but I promise you that we've been working our butts off to protect you and your children, and help the authorities catch creeps who would abuse kids through every means that we can. We're moms on here too, and so are pictures of our kids. There is nothing we take more seriously.
@cajunpeach89 Please don't talk to me like that. I wasn't speaking to you period. I'm a grown woman and I stated my opinion which there is nothing wrong with so please..don't.do.that. How about you delete your account if you can't handle opinions that aren't even directed wr towards you. Thanks.
That's repulsive. Just wondering if maybe eventually the download image/screenshot option will be removed from this app? I don't really see a need for it anyways aside from people on here using it to be a creep..
@alyssa5792, I was the one who said that though sooooooo who else were you referring to ?
You can tell the age of a lot of you just by reading this thread. Terrible. 🤦 What is done is done.
@brown.sugar I agree. I can see how people are upset but not why they feel unsafe. Don't post inappropriate pics and obviously don't send inappropriate pics to someone that request it. It's that simple.
It is very similar to someone saying that their loved one is missing. They actually have a protocol before they actually deem the person is missing. You might not like that they are gone but there has to be actual specific things to happen/time passed in order to take action. It just seems like that part is being looked over.
I'm late to the party but news flash- they've reported it to the authorities following their protocol... If the authorities decide to take further action they don't need mom.life to give them anything they dgaf about user agreements they can see the i.p. address of ANYONE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME they have entire teams dedicated to stuff like this.
So if all you ladies think this app is so shitty for having done what they legally can then leave. No one is asking for you to stay and “deal” with it.
I mean, the app must not be TOO shitty seeing as how most y’all still here commenting. 🤔🤔🤷🏼♀️
@alyssa5792, me being angry that mom life is more concerned about a user agreement than doing what’s right and not relying on other moms to do it is me being close minded?! Bringing people down? I haven’t insulted a single person on here. A lion doesn’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep, think what you want 😉
@1st_time_wonder, I am proud to see you trying to clear the air here. You said ur sorry because we are all human beings and make mistakes. Don’t apologize anymore. Some will receive it and some will try to make a spectacle of it. Some people in this life will try to never let us forget our mishaps/mistakes. You are fine honey.
@theinkedmommy, I get that. I know it’s not my company and I wouldn’t want to lose it either because I know everyone commenting here loves this app. Maybe you don’t see it at times but we wouldn’t be here if we didn’t. We love everything it stands for and the SAFE community Mom.Life has created for us to show off our babies during the good times, vent about the hard times, cry about the hormones and rave about the first steps. I also know that all of us here would 100% back her if anyone tried to file a lawsuit against her for doing what’s right. Broken policy or not. Again, I know it’s not my say but it’s just why everyone is so bent out of shape about it. Because we WOULD stand behind her, no matter what. I know everyone here is defending this person or the next but we all have something in common and that is the love we all have for our kids. Disagreements on policy or not, we all share that at the end of the day.
@vvrobinson you are welcome to leave here and create your own app with your own legally binding user agreement and break it as you see fit.
@vvrobinson I've already messaged them to delete my account. Nice meeting all of you ❤
@katyejordyn I wouldn't but there are people out there that are sue happy and would see that as an opportunity and jump on it.
@worlds.okayest.mom, I’m just glad most of us got our priorities straight. Children are all that matter. It is our job to keep them safe 💕
@vvrobinson they apparently only looked into state laws. What they did was a federal crime. They should look into their state laws regarding reporting child pornography. Because NOT reporting it is a crime. Don't worry though. I'm reporting it and everyone sitting back who has the authority to report it and doesn't should start looking for a lawyer.
@theinkedmommy, I will do what I think is best. Don’t concern yourself. But I can’t believe you think your job or company means more than finding and locking up a monster who hurts kids.
@theinkedmommy, company and job don’t mean shit when your moral and ethics are straight. Doing what’s RIGHT matters more.
@cajunpeach89, And that just goes for anyone with that mindset. Not you personally.
@cajunpeach89, Sooooo you would try to sue someone for potentially turning in a child predator because they “broke an agreement” with said pedophile that did not directly affect you personally? Well.... That just speaks on your character, then. Still not something I would be scared of in the slightest.
@hazelnautumnsmomma125, careful don’t want them jumping down your throat 🤦🏼♀️
@katyejordyn not necessarily the pedophile but mom's who find out mom.life broke the legal agreement and decide well what if they are breaking other parts of the agreement? I'm going to sue.
@1st_time_wonder and you're a MOD? You aren't good at keeping the situation calm😂
I'll have everyone know, I've apologized and I meant it. For those of you who don't accept it, I'm fine with that. Just take your condescending comments somewhere else and stop trying to bully. I'm reporting everything to Mom Life that condescends and bullies someone. Have a good night. 👋
@cajunpeach89, I’m sorry if my comment encouraged others to speak to her badly, that wasn’t my intention.
@alyssa5792, Honestly I keep seeing phrases like “Mom.Life could get sued” and “it’s legally out of their hands” come up on this post and it’s like...... okay? They should be welcoming this predator to come forward. We should WANT them to try pursue a lawsuit. You honestly think this pervert would admit to a judge that they were asking women for explicit pictures of their children just to see if they could sue an app for “breaking policy” by turning them in for it? Lol k
And no I’m not attacking you. Just sayin’ is all. 🤷🏻♀️
@kayayon, 😭😂 i was upset but then she said sorry. so i’m over it. i don’t see the need to be angry anymore. lots of moms don’t ever apologize so i was happy about that. 😄
@ashleyrod, you read my mind! 😂 I was thinking the same thing.
@dobbbbi478 I addressed another too. Unfortunately it would take too much time to address all of them. And I will reword it, your comment didn't help with the others who were saying that to be petty and bash her.
Is @mom.life_usa even reading these comments? Loool doubtful.
@cajunpeach89, I know for a fact that my comment wasn’t the first one mentioning a petition, so I don’t think it’s fair to put the blame on me. Either way I completely understand losing your cool sometimes, I just didn’t understand why she was so mad and speaking to others like that because they wished more could be done. I’m glad she got a warning, but I wouldn’t wish her off the app. This is such a great source of support and I know we all need that, for all I know she’s got a ton of personal stuff going on and lashed out🤷🏽♀️
@mommylovescoraline if you're unhappy with the way things have been handled and don't feel safe enough to stay on the app you can message mom.life and ask them to delete your account. Otherwise please don't make unnecessary comments, there have been enough of those.
@dobbbbi478 ok. I'm sorry, I thought I saw more than one comment from you. I apologize. But she made 1 mistake by losing her cool and she later apologized for it. But your comment got the rest started and didn't help the situation. If it makes you feel any better mom.life did give her a warning for her initial comments where she lost her cool.
@vvrobinson, Trying to be forgiving and admit when I’m wrong but that doesn’t seem to be good enough for people. Oh 🐋, I’m over it😂
Momlife is a disappointment. It's not a crime where they live and blah blah. Oh please!! I can't even
@dobbbbi478, why are you still justifying yourself 🤷🏼♀️ They expect us to accept a simple sorry so she can accept yours
@cajunpeach89, I literally only had 1 comment on this whole post and that’s all it said lmao
@cajunpeach89, I didn’t ask for her to be removed from the app or joke with anyone? All I said was petition to no longer have her as a moderator.
@dobbbbi478 she apologized several times. And the bashing comes in when you take it from telling her it's unprofessional and rude to saying that she should be removed from the app and joking with others about petitioning her off because she lost her cool for a moment.
@cajunpeach89, I never said I was perfect nor is calling someone unprofessional and rude when they were being just that, bashing. Obviously I’m not perfect though because I didn’t see the apology lol, my bad.
I'm still here, yeah. And I have the right. Y'all have steady been bashing and it's not acceptable. Please stop and take your frustrations to the grave. I've apologized. Get over yourselves.
Guysssssss c’mon, we’re all friends here!!!
Child Predators = Bad
Mom.Life Users= Friendship 🌈
What am I missing 🤔😂
@vvrobinson You have steady bashed the app and every mod that goes against you. If you have a problem with this app, deactivate your account and get Mom Life to permanently delete you. Thanks and have a night night 😁👋
@vvrobinson, 👀👀👀 damn I missed shit addi was fit throwing
Blocking obviously isn't working being as I can still see you people 😑
@ashleyrod please report her from now on since she obviously doesn't know when to leave well enough alone.
That goes for anyone else bashing too.
@vvrobinson and you get reported for bashing and starting/continuing drama. 😘
@vvrobinson moderators don't have stars. Mombassadors do but not all moderators are Mombassadors and not all Mombassadors are moderators. Something to take into consideration in your future comments.
@vvrobinson, i don’t know you either. but by the way you talk and act. i’m actually okay with that.
@cajunpeach89 They're losing their cool rn 🙄 I'm fine with it though. I apologized and I meant it. If they can't accept it that's their problem
@redheaded_inkednurse if I had done something wrong and not apologized for it, your opinion would be on point. But I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to apologize for. However you have been bashing a moderator and bashing the app. If you don't like it so much I'm sure @mom.life_usa is more than willing to delete your profile for you and anyone else who hates the app but apparently not enough to leave.
@vvrobinson, you’re so petty. leave her alone already. you block girls, like myself JUST bc you make posts about other moms, bashing them and i call you out on it. relax.. you are seriously bullying the shit out of her. she apologized already. that’s acceptable bc when you’re an adult you take it and you move on.
@ashleyrod That's fine by me. Mom life understands and thanked me for apologizing already and that and your acceptance is all that's needed for me. I'm good. I'm not paying attention to anyone else.
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Sorry, but this is an insane cop out. No parent in their right mind would be upset over "violating" our agreement with an application to protect the welfare of children. They were posting child pornography. You state that it's not a crime, but you'll report them to the FBI the next time? What about all the children in the mean time that are being exploited? Please delete my account. I refuse to be associated with any entity that refuses to use any information in their power to protect a child.