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TacticalCodertoday at 1:44 AM4 repliesview on HN

> But they are not doing enough to protect children from predators and that's a huge legal and regulatory risk.

It's first and foremost a huge risk for kids.

My solution is simple: my daughter (11 y/o) can play Roblox but she must be in a game with another friend (whom I know and whom I know her parents) and she must on a video/conf-call with that friend, using another device, while she plays Roblox. That way I hear everything they're saying.

And they're ecstatic and having lots of fun.

I check the chat once in a while: the rule is "not hiding the chat when parents look or no more Roblox".

Keeps her mostly at bay from predators.


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Incipienttoday at 2:04 AM

I feel like for a 11yo, you can't even explain the risks. Not just for lack of true comprehension, but also just kids shouldn't have to worry about that stuff, and just be kids.

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userbinatortoday at 5:50 AM

Getting them to accept the normalisation of surveillance while they're young?

And then people wonder why authoritarianism is on the rise...

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dyauspitrtoday at 9:24 AM

This is ridiculous. She 11, take the damn tablet away from her.