Parental controls designed for children’s games can be confusing. They also don’t take into account how families may — or may not — communicate.

The “protection of children” has been the cited reason for a lot of controversial laws and measures recently. A common response is that parents should use parental controls to manage that on their own instead of relying on the government to do it to everyone. I found this article interesting since it touched on how the existing tools aren’t that good, and addressing that problem might be a better thing to focus on

Authors:

  • Sara M. Grimes | Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Professor, McGill University

  • Riley McNair | PhD Student in Information Studies, University of Toronto

  • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    They are going to be introduced to it, regardless if you manage their devices or not. If they are socializing at all, they will be introduced toit. But if their friends come over to your home, and your network doesn’t have any kind of safeguards, Then you might be enabling their friends to influence your child in ways that are not appropriate right in front of you.

    I do agree with what you’re saying, but I think there’s a way to do both methods. It could be something that is gradually introduced insteadof just straight up opening Pandora’s box for them.