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What if Google, Apple, and Microsoft had "kid mode" versions of their OS which is what is enabled by default for any under 18 buying a device and normal mode ha
by bryan_w 2y ago
What if Google, Apple, and Microsoft had "kid mode" versions of their OS which is what is enabled by default for any under 18 buying a device and normal mode had to be enabled at point of sale with ID verification?
In kid mode, it could only go to kid sites and run kid apps. If a parent ignores all proper advice and enables normal mode on their kids device, then that's on them (or lock them up, idk).
The main advantage is that the id check only has to happen once, in person, and it leaves most of the responsibilities on the parent who should have a vested interest in raising their kid rather than a corporation who wouldn't.
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoI don’t think kids usually go buy their own devices though, so really this needs to be handled on device setup, which I believe apple phones, at least, already do now. The ID check seems wrong then; if the parent wants to allow their kid to use the device unrestricted then that’s their right.