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m.alessandrini writes Children grow up, and inevitably they will start using internet and social networks, both for educational and recreational purposes. And it won't take long to them to learn to be autonomous, especially with all the smartphones and tablets around and your limited time. Unlike the years of my youth, when internet started to enter our lives gradually, now I'm afraid of the amount of inappropriate contents a child can be exposed to unprepared: porn, scammers, cyberbullies or worse, are just a click away.
For Windows many solutions claim to exist, usually in form of massive antivirus suites. What about GNU/Linux? Or Android? Several solutions rely on setting up a proxy with a whitelist of sites, or similar, but I'm afraid this approach can make internet unusable, or otherwise be easy to bypass. Have you any experiences or suggestions? Do you think software solutions are only a part of the solution, provided children can learn hacking tricks better than us, and if so, what other 'human' techniques are most effective?
For Windows many solutions claim to exist, usually in form of massive antivirus suites. What about GNU/Linux? Or Android? Several solutions rely on setting up a proxy with a whitelist of sites, or similar, but I'm afraid this approach can make internet unusable, or otherwise be easy to bypass. Have you any experiences or suggestions? Do you think software solutions are only a part of the solution, provided children can learn hacking tricks better than us, and if so, what other 'human' techniques are most effective?
Before all the other idiot comments like this, nobody is denying that supervision and education are the first thing, but as said in the summary, parents have limited time, and children have many ways of accessing the web.
No. It is usually referred to as "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" and criminal prosecution awaits for whomever supplied the alcohol.
Learning HOW to think is more important than learning WHAT to think.
Incorrect, in most states you are allowed to provide alcohol to your own minors (though many restrict it to private property only).
You can go simple and just avoid frustration by using OpenDNS:
https://www.opendns.com/home-i...
They have a feature to block inappropriate websites, and I think you cannot change the DNS unless you have the sudo/root password.
Also, Adblock Plus blocks malware and social media (if your kids are too young to use Facebook).
Finally, YouTube has an option to block sensitive media, under account options.
Good luck!