I wrote (yet again) about the "protect the children" moral panic regarding the internet, and how we should focus on raising kids to be safe in the real world, rather than trying to force the internet to be perfectly safe. Reality is that not everyone is great. Pretending that everything is safe does not prepare people for real life. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/24/rather-than-making-the-internet-safe-for-kids-make-your-kids-safe-for-the-real-world/
Rather Than Making The Internet Safe For Kids, Make Your Kids Safe For The Real World

We’ve been talking a lot lately about the massive moral panic going on right now, claiming that the internet is somehow inherently dangerous for kids. As we’ve noted, the evidence simpl…

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@mmasnick "kid safe VPN" should be more of a thing with ala carte selection of features. Sure parents will be willing to pay for such third party service and devices makers should make it easier to do. Places filter between user and ISP.