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rahuldottech | 6 years ago

> iOS built-in adult content filter blocks all searches with the keyword "Asian,” assuming it's porn-related. Which means a 12 y/o Chinese-American girl might Google "Asian hairstyles" and find out that her culture is blocked as "adult content."

> Searches like "teen mental health resources" are also blocked, because "teen" is on the blacklist. Which is so dumb for a feature that's probably being used BY TEENS!

Wow. One of the biggest tech companies in the world, people.

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leokennis|6 years ago

The entire screen time feature is incredibly lame and half assed. As is 50% of Apples output these days.

If you really need to monitor/block your child's online behavior (and cannot handle it with a good talk/trust/etc.), give https://nextdns.io/ a try:

* Set up a profile on their site, for example with blocking of porn and enforcing of safe search

* Install the app on their iPhone and link to the config

* Set a passcode on the app

rekoil|6 years ago

Can't the child just delete the app, do the deed, and reinstall the app? Or just disable the VPN temporarily for that matter.