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YulianK
SMARTY Community Manager
06-12-2022

[Feedback] Parental Controls - seeking feedback and ideas for the SMARTY app

Hello SMARTY Community,

We always love to hear your input, and right now we are exploring ideas about helping parents to keep their children safe online.

As with most potential online dangers, there are several risks such as:

1. Cyberbullying, Sexting - anything to do with how your children are spoken to online

2. Exposure to pornography, violent content - anything to do with content they see online

3. Privacy and scams - anything that involves your children's personal data being targeted by scammers

Which one of these threats concerns you the most?  How do you make sure your child can enjoy the internet safely?

We look forward to hearing your opinions and suggestions.

Thank you!

Team SMARTY

 

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5 Replies

  • Saxophone's avatar
    Saxophone
    SMARTY Pioneer
    16-01-2023

    I totally believe in a whitelist-only approach to media for children, not blacklist-based censorship. I am a member of a mum's group where we share videos, books and webpages that suit our shared idea of what a beneficial/suitable book or page (not site) is for our children, and then I make it available to them on their devices (downloaded, and with the adverts removed and tracking also impossible). The great benefit of this is that I am not contributing to mass censorship of the internet, but rather to a community that consents to apply the rules to themselves. This also massively reduces the risk of my children accessing dangerous and unsuitable materials, and allows me to make decisions for my own family.

    I don't want my internet provider to get involved with this process, in case you're wondering, SMARTY <3.

  • PaulDev_1435944's avatar
    PaulDev_1435944
    SMARTY Maverick
    16-01-2023

    Yeah it's all pretty scary for a parent thinking you're kids could be getting groomed by some sicko but I'm sure my kids would know better and either report the beast or tell me and get me to deal with the peado so I have no worries there.

    Many thanks

     

    • LisaGrin_168371's avatar
      LisaGrin_168371
      SMARTY Maverick
      20-01-2023

      I wouldn't be so sure!!!

      What if that beast is the same age, at the same school, a mates sibling.  You just never know who or what is lurking and your child might be scared. Vigilance is key!!!

  • LisaGrin_168371's avatar
    LisaGrin_168371
    SMARTY Maverick
    20-01-2023

    All of the above, parent's should be able to access content and see fully what there child is doing. Blocking all of the above, via their personal device upto the age of 16

  • measly1984's avatar
    measly1984
    SMARTY Maverick
    21-03-2023

    Yes totally agree with this.