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Comment · 1 year ago
I wish this as well. I make a userdebug build myself to get adb root, which isn't difficult, but would be a lot nicer if it were officially supported.
Comment · 1 year ago
TikTok and Instagram seem to be doing just fine..
Comment · 1 year ago
For the last 6 months or so, Grok had been the most consistent for me, especially for anything that relies heavily on search.
Comment · 1 year ago
If there is sexual activity involving a minor, yes, the parents should be able to pursue criminal and civil cases. Solicitation without any actions doesn't seem that important.
Comment · 1 year ago
Well that's an inherent problem of having multiple people with custody of a single child.

Ideally a compromise can be reached, but in extreme cases I suppose it could end up with litigation. But still, this is a private dispute, not something that should require outsourcing parenting to the government.

Comment · 1 year ago
I don't agree that anything can be objectively harmful. I personally agree that it is harmful for minors up to some age. So again I would maintain it's the parents' responsibility to protect them until they reach that age.
Comment · 1 year ago
Doing dumb stuff and experimenting as a teenager is part of growing up. I don't see anything wrong with that.
Comment · 1 year ago
> Does this logic extend to other things society has deemed vices?

Yes. When a child is too young, parents should be directly preventing access to those vices. As their children get older, parents should have instilled enough values into their children that constant surveillance is no longer required.

Comment · 1 year ago
Its subjectivity is a fact, so no research required.
Comment · 1 year ago
If there are good reasons to restrict them, I'd expect them to deal with it.

I never had access to cable television or video games growing up, while nearly all my classmates did. It wasn't a big deal.

Comment · 1 year ago
It's pretty trivial to block access to certain sites or apps. Or better yet, you raise your kids well so that you don't need to rely on technology to keep them away from bad things.
Comment · 1 year ago
Stealing from anyone is already illegal, so that's not relevant here. And I don't think kids seeing porn is particularly harmful.
Comment · 1 year ago
Yes. What scenario did you have in mind?
Comment · 1 year ago
What? I'm saying the government shouldn't be involved in bans at all. It should be up to the individual or their legal guardians.
Comment · 1 year ago
I'd much rather be able to simply rsync the data folder for all apps on my phone without having the hardware KeyStore breaking backups installed on another device.

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