[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Their parents should do some actual ****ing parenting then and supervise them. There's enough programs and apps for parents to monitor and restrict what children can access on the internet, this is just an excuse to test what controls the government can get away with putting on the internet, they're just using parents' fears to blind them into agreeing with it.

Next will be surveillance measures that will be justified through liberal use of the word 'terrorism'. People are fools that will throw away their own rights without a second thought as soon as the government tells them a scary story. It's an insult to those that have died to give us our rights in the first place.

Originally Posted by Withano

A good parent will limit an 8 year olds internet access so they cant. Forcing age verification checks isnt the answer to bad parenting.

Cant wait for corbyn to come back and get a landslide victory by making wanks great again.

I can't wait for you two to become parents in your ideal word where a parental control button shields kids from all manner of nasties..unfortunately it is not the case, kids go on sleepovers, they go to school, they go to clubs, they cannot be supervised 24 hours a day no matter how easy you think that is and given they nearly all have a smart phone now its practically impossible unless you are advocating that smart phone use is for over 18s only.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I can't wait for you two to become parents in your ideal word where a parental control button shields kids from all manner of nasties..unfortunately it is not the case, kids go on sleepovers, they go to school, they go to clubs, they cannot be supervised 24 hours a day no matter how easy you think that is and given they nearly all have a smart phone now its practically impossible unless you are advocating that smart phone use is for over 18s only.

8 year olds having smart phones and internet access IS a parental responsibility though.

I find the idea of anyone under 12 having a mobile phone absolutely ridiculous tbh.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

8 year olds having smart phones and internet access IS a parental responsibility though.

I find the idea of anyone under 12 having a mobile phone absolutely ridiculous tbh.

iPads iPods kindles you can't move without some device that will get you online, you can be the best parent in the world, you can't protect them from their friends parents ignorance or liberal views or just can't be arsed parenting

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Cherie

, you can't protect them from their friends parents ignorance or liberal views or just can't be arsed parenting

You could if there was a law making basic internet safety for children a compulsary parental/legal requirement. That sounds way more logical than this thing you're supporting. This thing you're supporting wont even work lol, itll just needlessly piss people off and make them paranoid about May watching over them with her evil lizard eyes.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

iPads iPods kindles you can't move without some device that will get you online, you can be the best parent in the world, you can't protect them from their friends parents ignorance or liberal views or just can't be arsed parenting

There are basic things that can be done to prevent a child from viewing adult content.

Any 8 year old that purposely looks to hack into and search for pornography can't have had good parenting. :/

Teenager ok. But an 8 year old having the knowledge or desire for porn isn't normal imo. And there are things to prevent "accidentally" stumbling into it.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

There are basic things that can be done to prevent a child from viewing adult content.

Any 8 year old that purposely looks to hack into and search for pornography can't have had good parenting. :/

Teenager ok. But an 8 year old having the knowledge or desire for porn isn't normal imo. And there are things to prevent "accidentally" stumbling into it.

You can be innocently searching for something and boom there it is

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

You can be innocently searching for something and boom there it is

I did say there are things for accidents.

And accidents in my experience lead to things akin to the page 3 of the sun which isn't going to scar anyone for life.

For hard-core porn to pop up either a) the software you're using is useless and not worth the money paid or b) someone was actively searching for it. But I don't think b would apply to the majority of 8 year olds.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I can't wait for you two to become parents in your ideal word where a parental control button shields kids from all manner of nasties..unfortunately it is not the case, kids go on sleepovers, they go to school, they go to clubs, they cannot be supervised 24 hours a day no matter how easy you think that is and given they nearly all have a smart phone now its practically impossible unless you are advocating that smart phone use is for over 18s only.

I'm Scotts Daddy and hes turned out fine.

(Also there are apps to monitor and/or restrict a childs phone).

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Withano

I'm Scotts Daddy and hes turned out fine.

afjgdgg

[arista]

Originally Posted by Withano

I'm Scotts Daddy and hes turned out fine.

(Also there are apps to monitor and/or restrict a childs phone).

How Nice

[In the Drunk Tank]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I can't wait for you two to become parents in your ideal word where a parental control button shields kids from all manner of nasties..unfortunately it is not the case, kids go on sleepovers, they go to school, they go to clubs, they cannot be supervised 24 hours a day no matter how easy you think that is and given they nearly all have a smart phone now its practically impossible unless you are advocating that smart phone use is for over 18s only.

I agree. Maybe 8 years old is young enough to supervise but to expect parents to be able to control what 11/12/13/14 year olds look at online at all times at all places is unrealistic. Also worth remembering that a lot of kids are much more tech savvy than their parents and are able to view things and bypass safeguards with an ease that the parents would never think possible.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I can't wait for you two to become parents in your ideal word where a parental control button shields kids from all manner of nasties..unfortunately it is not the case, kids go on sleepovers, they go to school, they go to clubs, they cannot be supervised 24 hours a day no matter how easy you think that is and given they nearly all have a smart phone now its practically impossible unless you are advocating that smart phone use is for over 18s only.

An 8 year old with a smartphone is a ridiculous idea but even so there's still plenty of apps to limit what kids can access on any of their devices. It's lazy parenting to expect the government to do this **** for them.