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While calling for media outlets to run background checks on photographers, the actress said, \"Where is your morality here? I would like to know. Or do you simply not care about the safety of children?\"

Lively added that she did speak to a few other photographers and allowed them take photos of her only if they left her children out of the shot.

\"Please stop paying grown a-- men to hide and hunt children,\" the actress closed her post. \"There are plenty of pictures you could've published without the kids. Please delete. C'mon. Get with the times.\"

Lively later commented on Comments By Celebs' screenshot and asked fans to \"stop following and block any publications or handles who publish kid’s pictures.\"

The actress suggested more publications will cease sharing \"photos of children obtained by men frightening and stalking them\" if enough readers take a stand.

\"Thank you to everyone who’s made that difference already,\" said Lively, calling what she experienced \"f------ scary.\"

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