Couldn't agree more with this article. Parental controls are often times incredibly useless on many platforms. However, if you are a nerd, there are some good a

Couldn't agree more with this article. Parental controls are often times incredibly useless on many platforms. However, if you are a nerd, there are some good alternatives: - For desktop computing and gaming, use Linux. Yes, Linux is a viable gaming platform now, thanks to Valve/Steam. Use Timekpr-nExT (https://mjasnik.gitlab.io/timekpr-next/ https://mjasnik.gitlab.io/timekpr-next/) for managing screen time, which actually supports different screen time for "normal" computer use and gaming (you can define which processes count as "gaming", which in my case is 'steam' plus 'java' for Minecraft). Steam makes it easy to control which games are accessible, but in itself does not support any screen time. - There are some games which won't work on Linux, like Fortnite. I consider this a feature, but if your kid is absolutely adamant about needing to play it, cloud gaming can be a solution. - For content filtering, I use NextDNS as a DNS-based content filter, plus a local pi.hole. - For mobile, I use LineageOS plus TimeLimit (https://timelimit.io https://timelimit.io). TimeLimit has a very confusing UI/UX, but once you get used to it, it works pretty well. Also, at least in Germany, the full version can be bought old-school without the need for PlayStore/Google account, and it's cheap. Again, NextDNS is used for content filtering. - In school, iPads are used, which are actually the hardest to control. As said in the article, Apple's Screentime is horrible, but at least the app install stuff can be controlled, and there's the NextDNS app for iOS which works fine and can be PIN-protected. - For music, I first had Spotify, until I realized that it also has "video podcasts" with all kinds of horrible crap, as well as pornographic stuff disguised as "ASMR podcasts" and whatnot. Spotify obviously has no QC whatsoever and simply does not care. I switched to Deezer, which is also far from perfect, but at least it does not have video. - The biggest problem really is Youtube. There's Youtube Kids, which still contains tons of garbage, but it really is only for smaller kids. The "restricted" mode, which is aimed at 12+, is an absolute joke, as it still contains lots of terrible stuff and there's almost no difference to normal Youtube. So really, IMHO, there's no solution for it except active supervision what your kid is watching there.