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| Mother 'livid' over Britain First Facebook photo | Mother 'livid' over Britain First Facebook photo |
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| A mother says she is "livid" Facebook will not remove a photo of her daughter that is being used by the political group Britain First as propaganda. | A mother says she is "livid" Facebook will not remove a photo of her daughter that is being used by the political group Britain First as propaganda. |
| The photo purports to show two men "guarding" poppy-selling sea cadets against "Islamic extremists". | The photo purports to show two men "guarding" poppy-selling sea cadets against "Islamic extremists". |
| The girls, aged 12 and 13, did not know who the men were and Nottingham Sea Cadets has tried for almost a week to have all of the photos removed. | The girls, aged 12 and 13, did not know who the men were and Nottingham Sea Cadets has tried for almost a week to have all of the photos removed. |
| Facebook told the BBC it does not comment on individual cases. | Facebook told the BBC it does not comment on individual cases. |
| The mother of the 13-year-old girl repeatedly asked Facebook to remove the photos, but was told they could do nothing as her child was between 13 and 17. | The mother of the 13-year-old girl repeatedly asked Facebook to remove the photos, but was told they could do nothing as her child was between 13 and 17. |
| "As a parent, knowing an image of your child is being seen and shared around the country without your consent is frightening especially when it's linked to a controversial group whose views you do not agree with," said the mother. | "As a parent, knowing an image of your child is being seen and shared around the country without your consent is frightening especially when it's linked to a controversial group whose views you do not agree with," said the mother. |
| "Potentially they could make your child a target to the fools out there that exist." | "Potentially they could make your child a target to the fools out there that exist." |
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| She has not received any response from Britain First, who she described as "cowards" and "racist bullies". | She has not received any response from Britain First, who she described as "cowards" and "racist bullies". |
| The BBC has asked Britain First to comment but it has not responded. | The BBC has asked Britain First to comment but it has not responded. |
| Nottingham Sea Cadets said the parents of the 12-year-old girl have not reported the photo themselves as they do not use Facebook. | Nottingham Sea Cadets said the parents of the 12-year-old girl have not reported the photo themselves as they do not use Facebook. |
| Who are Britain First? | Who are Britain First? |
| Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme's Benjamin Zand meeting Britain First in Rotherham. | Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme's Benjamin Zand meeting Britain First in Rotherham. |
| The photo was posted on Facebook and Britain First's own website on 7 November. | The photo was posted on Facebook and Britain First's own website on 7 November. |
| Britain First was inundated with complaints from members of the public and eventually removed the photo from its website. | Britain First was inundated with complaints from members of the public and eventually removed the photo from its website. |
| The group also removed a large version of the photo from Facebook - but a smaller version is still on the group's page. | The group also removed a large version of the photo from Facebook - but a smaller version is still on the group's page. |
| "I'm livid with Facebook as they did not help or support at all," said the mother of the 13-year-old. | "I'm livid with Facebook as they did not help or support at all," said the mother of the 13-year-old. |
| "Their reporting system was a joke as none of their categories fitted my complaint so they kept disregarding them. | "Their reporting system was a joke as none of their categories fitted my complaint so they kept disregarding them. |
| "I eventually discovered they would do nothing if the child was between 13 and 17, which I was astounded by." | "I eventually discovered they would do nothing if the child was between 13 and 17, which I was astounded by." |
| 'Rights of children hijacked' | 'Rights of children hijacked' |
| Sea Cadets UK has asked both Britain First and Facebook for the photos to be removed. | Sea Cadets UK has asked both Britain First and Facebook for the photos to be removed. |
| Sue Dewey, chairwoman of Nottingham Sea Cadets, said she was angry about what happened. | Sue Dewey, chairwoman of Nottingham Sea Cadets, said she was angry about what happened. |
| "I was horrified, naturally, and very upset for the cadets because the exploitation of young people is something that we strive to avoid at all costs," she said. | "I was horrified, naturally, and very upset for the cadets because the exploitation of young people is something that we strive to avoid at all costs," she said. |
| "My concern was that the rights of these children had been hijacked by individuals and they were trying to exploit the cadets and their uniform and attach that pride and the poppy-selling to help their own aims." | "My concern was that the rights of these children had been hijacked by individuals and they were trying to exploit the cadets and their uniform and attach that pride and the poppy-selling to help their own aims." |
| Photographing children | Photographing children |