Rema Defends Decision to Share Daughter Aaliyah’s Social Media Presence

Singer Rema Namakula is not fretting about exposing her 3-year-old daughter Aaliyah Ssebunya to internet trolls.

The talented songstress recently defended her decision to put her toddler on social media, saying it is every parent’s right to raise their child how they see fit.

“If it is your child, you can treat them whichever way you want, if you want to put them online you can do that and if you don’t feel like it, then you shouldn’t; because it is your child,” she said.

Aaliyah, Rema’s first child with her husband Hamza Ssebunya has a strong presence on social media.

A TikTok account in her names has 200k followers, while another on Instagram has over 22k followers.

The accounts feature mostly family fun time photos and videos of the Ssebunyas.

In an interview, Rema said in the modern social media era, shielding a young child might not be effective.

“Whether you are protecting that child or not, the bad people will always be there,” she said.

“So, to the parents, I would simply advise you to always lay hands on their children and pray for them because we don’t really have a sure way of protecting them.”

The trend of parents creating social media accounts for their babies has grown in recent years, driven by the desire to share milestones and memories with friends and family. However, this practice has several effects, both positive and negative.