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The "censorship software" point is extremely dumb. I have kids. I want them to have a phone for communication purposes when they move from place to place (come
by TheIronYuppie 7y ago
The "censorship software" point is extremely dumb.
I have kids. I want them to have a phone for communication purposes when they move from place to place (come back from school). I also want the to lock down the phone so if they sneak it out or something, they can't watch it for 12 straight hours.
That's it. That's what this does.
- dantondwa 7y agoI am not commenting on you directly, but, in general, I find the kind of control that the Google parental control app gives to be excessive. It makes talking unnecessary and gives a direct window to a personal dimension of the kid. You really have a total power over the kids phone and activity. I get the reasons to install this on the phone of a child, but at the same time I'm afraid that it might be too much and that it might give to the kids the sensation of being watched by the parent all the time. Respecting their spaces, having their own dimensions that is out of the eye of the parent is also important, in my opinion.
- dantondwa 7y agoTo further specify: go read the user reviews of the kids in Google Play Store for the app. Apart from being hilarious, they are actually quite sad and I understand, in part, their points.
- haolez 7y agoConsented censorship (i.e. opt in) is not only something good, but I believe it's an important factor in what's keeping decentralized social networks back. Users want the ability to censor gore, porn, etc. Facebook seems particularly competent in filtering this kind of content.