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Can’t you put parental controls on children’s phones and not approve these apps? Also, why are parents on social media? I don’t use social media and my kids don
by orochimaaru 3y ago
Can’t you put parental controls on children’s phones and not approve these apps? Also, why are parents on social media? I don’t use social media and my kids don’t use them either. Any app that goes on their phones needs to be approved by me. I’ve already told them they aren’t getting social media apps. It’s been drilled into them since they were 5 or so that these things are bad for multiple reasons, but primarily 1. Anything you say there lasts forever so you have to always watch what you say and 2. Creeps hang out there and want to do you harm.
Have the conversation and get off those apps. Unless adults do it the kids never will.
- travoc 3y agoI can put all kinds of restrictions on my child’s phone, but I have no control over the garbage her friends show her on their phones at school.
- Thorrez 3y agoDoes HN count as social media?
- bonton89 3y agoYou can't escape social media just by not using it yourself. Put as many app controls as you want on your kids phone and some other kid will still make recordings of them and upload them to make fun of them, or worse. And if most kids are on social media and you aren't it can be isolating. I'm not even criticizing your approach, just saying that you can't go home again.
- orochimaaru 3y agoNot denying it. But then it’s a very limited time where they actually have access and that too not all the time. In addition, they could point out online predatory practices more in school as part of their sex Ed curriculum. They’re already taught about domestic violence and predatory behavior. Not trying to let social media companies off the hook. But there are other things that can be done as a society.