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Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (13 children)

People need to understand that the internet is a public space. Family PCs should be in a shared space like the living room and kids need to have parental controls enabled on their smart phone. Beyond that, yeah people need to get thicker skins when it comes to social media (including steam in this).

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Strong disagree on parental controls. As a parent, if I don't trust my kids, they won't get a device. Period. If I trust them, they will get a device without any limitations. Period.

I really don't see the point in parental controls, all it does is encourage kids to learn how to get around parental controls. Instead of that, teach kids what it takes to earn your trust and go that route.

I'm a parent, and here are my only controls:

  • Switch - passcode because my 4yo kept playing games when not allowed; I told the older kids the code, and will probably remove it soon
  • my computers passwords - when my kids are allowed to play games or whatever, I'll unlock it and tell them what they can and can't use it for, with zero controls other than the underlying threat of losing privileges entirely if they misuse it
  • tablet - each has a passcode, but the kids don't use them much (only on trips)
  • TV - again, 4yo kept watching when not allowed, and the older kids watched as well (but only when the 4yo did it), so they all lost access; will probably remove this soon

We do no internet filters, no enforced time limits (they have their own timers though), and no locks on specific programs. Either I trust them with everything or nothing. They know what they're allowed to use, and they know the consequences.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I owe my IT career to my parents trying to restrict my access with parental controls. I learned a lot figuring out how to circumvent those things and cover my tracks.

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 4 points 14 hours ago

This is also how I became an Internet plumber.

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