ziviMar 18

For the first time it is now possible for parents and guardians to monitor screen time and set limits for child accounts, including bedtime schedules.

ok. go fuck yourself. go to hell you abuse enabling pieces of shit who pushed for this

the foundations for web filtering support has also been added — a backend service that can enforce content filters for child accounts once the user interface is completed in future updates

you fucking wannabe authoritarian censorship tech manufacturers do not belong in FOSS. begone

okay, already pretty maddening, what else is up

this important work to make GNOME more accessible to young people

you’re using “accessibility” as an excuse for this oppression tooling? that’s fucking spicy wow. “we’re enabling parental abuse for accessibility!!!” wow go fuck yourself. i repeat, go burn in hell. idiots like this are why the idea of hell was concieved

fuck it, apologists - come at me and get blocked: #GNOME

Show threadDenis RangelovMar 19
@zaire I wish my parents "abused" me in a way that would prevent me from accessing toxic wikis‚ troll imageboards and gory content when I was a kid so that it wouldn't affect my mental health. Unfortunately they weren't aware of the danger internet poses to vulnerable. But I now know‚ from my own experience. Parental controls is a way for parents to prevent kids to stumble across green site and manosphere scums. If you don't manage it for them‚ the algorithm will. And it's not in the best interest of algorithm to show what's best for who's using it. And even if there wasn't integrated parental controls feature‚ people would still be interested in it. They would just get them from paid proprietary apps‚ just like antiviruses in Windows. Which would be much much much worse.
Show threadziviMar 19

@rangelovd i wish your parents guided you through growing up with understanding and empathy and not stalkerware, and i wish society hadn’t implanted upon you the idea parents affording their children zero privacy and autonomy is okay

the “they’d just use paid proprietary apps instead” argument really gives off the “the torment nexus is inevitable!1!!” vibes. no it’s not. you can just refuse to be complicit in fascist-adjacent bullshittery, it’s allowed

Show threadDenis RangelovMar 19
@zaire Then I'd like to listen for your advice. I have a smaller brother‚ in elementary school. Parents barely control what he does. If I look at the search history‚ some of it is horror not suited for his age. Later‚ he has nightmares‚ yet he continues to watch it. I have installed an extension on his phone for firefox that disables suggested videos‚ but he watches from parents devices anyway. We also have noticed him accessing the sites he shouldn't access in his age(possibly through ads or older kids). Now‚ what should I do as a responsible relative? I was asked by mom to install parental controls and I'm going to do it. And I would do the same for my kids because I take this shit even more seriously then my parents‚ because‚ oftentimes‚ the most dangerous things happen in not the most obvious places. My parents don't know what imageboards are(good for them) and I know they are much more destructive then scary youtube videos
Show threadziviMar 19
@rangelovd you should talk to the kid. have you tried talking to him, like to a fellow person who deserves privacy and autonomy, about whatever’s going on?
Show threadDenis RangelovMar 19
@zaire yeah‚ I did actually. He only trusts me‚ he doesn't trust his parents and watch stuff sneakily with sound low to not get screamed at. I spoke to him of course‚ saying‚ you shouldn't watch it‚ it's not good for you‚ and when I come for a visit I always offer alternatives - table games‚ playing computer together‚ watching full cartoons or tv series cartoons (like steven universe...). But when I go home this shit just repeats‚ I can't caretake someone else kid and even if it was mine kid I wouldn't be able to be with them 100% of the time. When you tell a kid something is wrong to them‚ they will act defensively‚ saying "no it's not"‚ making a pouty face‚ saying they will do it anyway. At that point all you can do is sigh.
Show threadziviMar 19

@rangelovd and you want to break that trust? all installing parental controls does is erode trust. it makes you the child’s adversary.

it’s frankly not your place to pry into his search history, or spy on what he’s watching. that’s creepy stalker behaviour. everyone has a right to privacy, and you’re going counter to that here.

and contrary to popular belief, kids are not stupid. if the response to “this is bad” is “no” then it’s most likely not nearly as bad as you think.

you definitely have internalized some form of “unlike people, kids…”, and i feel like you’ll just keep making a pouty face and insisting grossly violating people’s privacy and autonomy is okay if their age is below an arbitrary goalpost no matter what i say

Show threadDenis RangelovMar 19
@zaire Just to be clear‚ I don't see a point in monitoring actively every website accessed as it just doesn't scale(I did that once to make a decision for/against parental controls because my mom asked me since he's hiding things from parents). But I also don't see anything wrong in blocking certain online places known to be harmful to hang around‚ not even to children but in general. Kids are smart‚ yes‚ and they also are curious‚ and sometimes this curiosity brings more harm then good. Being careless of a kid online was okay-ish before predators‚ algorithms and shock videos. It's not anymore and we shouldn't pretend it is.
Show threadzivi
@rangelovd His parents are abusive, that’s why he’s hiding things from them. screaming at your child and asking every website accessed to be monitored is creepy, and certainly grounds to be wary.
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