2026-10-05 23:35 UTC
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@badgermurphy@lemmy.world 2026-10-05 23:40
I fear this may be some of the same thinking that got us mandates for manufacturers to put warnings not to suffocate yourself on plastic bags.
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@ms_lane@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 06:51
Yankee go home.
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@Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 06:52
I gotta be honest, I understand this position. I have a real difficult kid. We’re working on building trust, but it’s a process. The fact of the matter is that he seeks out inappropriate content and he can’t seem to help himself, just too impulsive. There’s a reason for these behaviors, and like I said, we’re working on it. But in the mean time, we’ve had to completely lock down all technology in the house. And most of it is complete garbage when it comes to parental controls. Stay away from Roku for instance, that device is fucking horrible, just the worst. Anyway, the thing is, sometimes parental controls are in fact necessary, but as long as they exist, things are fine. Steam for instance has a great system, you can control what aspects of steam a kid has access to, multiplayer functionality, the store, online content, etc. a all that can be switched on or off. And for games you can use their general rating system (which is imperfect) or you can manually whitelist individual games. Finally, you can lock it all behind a simple pin code. Honestly, this is how all such platforms should work, it’s manageable. I don’t think there’s really any legitimate reason to complain about the systems steam currently has in place. Roblox on the other hand… That’s a shitshow. We don’t touch Roblox.
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@spacegoat@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 07:55
Australia is pathetic when it comes to freedom of speech. The media censorship is outrageous, meanwhile the far right has captured journalism
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@Baggie@lemmy.zip 2026-10-06 07:55
Oh fuck off. You can’t build a foolproof solution and you know it, you’re just asking for more power over our data and I’m so tired of it.
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@Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 15:38
Okay so… all the people who are saying “supervise your kid”. Keep in mind that a lot of parents aren’t tech savvy. So often they don’t know the difference from a basic single player no online game and something where you interact with strangers. And the parental controls on every system are different. So it ends up being an all or nothing choice for these parents. Add to that, kids these days socialize online a lot. My teen plays lots of teamwork games with her irl friends. And that is great for the development of social skills. I happen to work from home, and in tech, so I am usually in the same room on a computer. Easy supervision. But other parents don’t have it so easy.
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@some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 2026-10-06 14:15
If people care so much about their children they should probably focus on actual problems that are threatening their entire futures… I cared so much about my kids’ futures I didn’t even have any. It was the only way to ensure their happiness and safety.