TikTok now lets parents see their teen's follower/following list, block access during certain hours

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• terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hey kid, give me the phone…glance through followers.

  Cool.

  Why are we trying to turn parents into spies. Just talk to your kids. Check the devices on occasion. Check them anyways for shady apps or signs of malware. Phones are computers that happen to fit in the hand and has a sim.

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  • Kache@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    First suggestion is impractical. Not going to be able to memorize 100 names to look up and research later

    Second suggestion should already be happening to some degree, but doesn’t capture the desired use case.

    The use case is this: in physical life, there is a gradient of “boundaries/leashes” to match maturity and development. For example, the gradient of movie ratings, or:

    • Very young - stay within arms reach/sight
    • Young - stay in the yard/park/neighborhood
    • Child - stick with what’s familiar, I’ll be nearby
    • Pre-teen - go and try it, I can be right there
    • Teen - go and try it yourself, call me if needed

    In contrast, digital in many ways is very often all-or-nothing

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