This article presents a philosophical analysis of virtual exhibitionism shaped by social media and its impact on family privacy, the preservation of family secrets, and traditional moral values. Drawing on Jürgen Habermas’s distinction between the public and private spheres, Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical approach to social interaction, Guy Debord’s concept of the society of the spectacle, and Byung-Chul Han’s theory of the transparency society, the study examines the public display of family life in the digital environment. Particular attention is given to ethical issues arising from the publication of family relationships and children’s personal information, comparisons between families, and the disclosure of family conflicts to the public. Recognizing both the potential harms of treating family secrecy as an absolute principle and the importance of protecting human rights, the article emphasizes the need to balance family privacy with individual rights. Finally, it proposes reinterpreting the traditional value of preserving family secrets as a culture of digital privacy adapted to contemporary conditions.
children’s digital rights.
digital privacy
family privacy
family secrecy
national values
private sphere
social media
society of the spectacle
transparency society
virtual exhibitionism