Post #2902674
2026-01-07 22:15 UTC
It’s not even that.
There’s enough complexity around just one component to prevent what should be obvious.
>What I know is this. My son just wants to play video games and talk to his friends. I just want to keep him safe. Somewhere between those two things, I'm supposed to become an expert in the convoluted parental control schemes of Gabb, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Xbox, while a stranger's Christmas morning texts sit in my son's phone history.
He can do both, just not at the same time. Or, bring back the LAN party. Those are the choices. Otherwise, yeah skeezy predators and nazi porn await. As if it wasn’t super obvious.
This guy, who is clearly more savvy than your average bear, is just discovering all the marketing hype about protecting children is bullshit. Wait til he finds out about protecting the earth.
Replies (2)
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@TORFdot0@lemmy.world 2026-01-08 03:20
It really shouldn’t be that hard to make a “block all” system. And then whitelist things you want to allow on a piece meal basis. The reason such a system doesn’t exist is because it would hurt engagement and monetization numbers and these corporations won’t stop until every man woman and child has been exploited
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@tormeh@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-01-07 22:22
Yeah, the son wants to communicate with his friends and he wants his son to be offline? Does he read the stuff he writes??