As a mother of two children with special needs, I’ve used social media to connect with other families like mine, find inspiration and strength, and help others going through similar life experiences. Sadly, there are those who have decided to steal my pictures and say they were me in hopes of exploiting social media goodwill for their own gains.

I am not alone and Facebook is doing little to stop it.

People have stolen my photos, claim to be me, and call on people to like or comment on the post. One post garnered over a million likes. Some do this to gain followers who they then barrage with solicitations -- others simply do it for the attention. Either way, it is the theft of our photos and impersonation, a clear violation of Facebook’s community standards. Yet, when I report these posts either nothing happens, Facebook says the posts don’t violate their community standards, or they ask me to jump through hoops. It shouldn’t be this easy to get away with impersonating other users on Facebook.

Facebook has the resources to easily confirm if a photo originated and belongs to a particular user. I shouldn’t have to send them a copy of my driver’s license and other sensitive information to get them to take action. I’m asking Facebook to commit to tightening the enforcement of their policies around user impersonation, and to make it easier for families like mine to get fraudulent posts removed.

It’s heartbreaking to see a post using your photo, claiming your daughters as their own, and saying they have Zika virus. It’s a violation of a space we thought we could trust to help us support each other in raising our children. Facebook makes it worse when they do nothing.

There needs to be a change, and it needs to happen now to protect our families and the precious children who fight daily to be here and inspire those around them.

I urge you to sign this petition to show Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook how important it is to protect their users. User impersonation and photo stealing is not acceptable, and it leaves our children and families vulnerable.

Please help me take a stand on this issue by signing this petition today!