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Is there an extensive guide on how to protect kids on the internet? (self.technology)

submitted 1 week ago by VintageGenious to c/[email protected]

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With the years I learned some rules of behavior on internet, but I wonder if there is some kind of extensive guide for parents who are not experienced with technology.

For example, I don't think content blockers are a good idea for teenagers. It works for kids, but teenagers will find workarounds because parents were lazy about teaching them the dangers and instead used a spyware app.

Here is a bad written list of some obvious rules:

Be anonymous
Use private social media accounts
Do not tell any personal information
Use ad blockers
Learn to recognize ads
Learn to recognize AI generated text and images
Learn to recognize scam
Understand consent
Learn to prevent blackmail
Learn to prevent grooming
Learn how fake pornography is and the unrespectful content

But I wish there was some kind of step by step guide

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[–] VintageGenious 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thank you !

Now I should add

Learn to recognize malwares
Learn to block disturbing people and to ignore haters

Can you explain what you meant by netiquette and do noy pay later?

[–] phdepressed 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There's a lot of "services" like Klarna where you buy now for payments split over several months. At first glance these often seem ok but they're essentially loans with credit card interest rates.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If the BNPL offer comes with 0% interest and you pay with debit, or a credit card that you always pay off timely, I don't see how it can be such a bad thing. Spending your money immediately, especially with the inflation accounted for, a fix $50 over twelve or twenty-four months means you actually came out ahead theoretically, since your money went further.

The only catch here is of course that vendors will price their goods accordingly, where BNPL or loans will be the only way to afford their goods.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I issue with subscriptions and pay later schemes is, that you loose sight of what you have paid, will pay next weeks/ months and what amount of money you still have left.

Taking inflation into account for anything that is below 100k and over more than 5 years, is just ridiculous, to say it in plain words, sry.

In short you live day to day with your money without any planning if you let your cash flow out by itself (subscriptions, loans)

[–] VintageGenious 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Someone mentioned dark patterns below.

This link might be helpful -> https://www.deceptive.design/types

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

netiquette

Net etiquette, be friendly, don't ask stupid questions, etc...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I disagree with the "don't ask stupid questions" any question you ask might be viewed as stupid by someone who knows the answer. Better to say "don't ask questions you know are stupid".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Or ones the answer to which is the very first result in a web search.