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Parental controls on children’s tech devices are out of touch with child’s play (theconversation.com)

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The "protection of children" has been the cited reason for a lot of controversial laws and measures recently. A common response is that parents should use parental controls to manage that on their own instead of relying on the government to do it to everyone. I found this article interesting since it touched on how the existing tools aren't that good, and addressing that problem might be a better thing to focus on

Authors:

Sara M. Grimes | Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Professor, McGill University

Riley McNair | PhD Student in Information Studies, University of Toronto

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[–] 93maddie94@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Using parental controls and not using them can both be valid. But they are not set-it-and-forget-it and let the kid run wild with the device. Personally I’m in the camp of not using them but letting my kid use screens in age appropriate amounts with age appropriate content on devices that are family devices in common areas, plus keeping the conversation going about what she’s engaging with.