[dmitryminkovsky]

> Ditto. My old got cellphone in 9th grade, and all usual ones are blocked via pihole at home.

Can’t they get around this by turning off Wi-Fi?

[yumraj]

Yes, he can, and maybe he did (I can’t say with 100% certainty that that is not the case) but I believe that is where parents not using these social media comes into play. And, remember, Discord is allowed which I believe meets some of the needs.

Also, any excessive data usage would show up in the family plan, which gives me confidence.

I have always vocally expressed my hate for FB so maybe that helped.

But all kids are different, and maybe what worked here won’t work for everyone.

[dmitryminkovsky]

Thanks, was just wondering. I have a 3 year old and the prospect of raising him in today's tech environment is daunting. I can't imagine I'll have to deal with him having a smartphone, etc. It's terrible.

[BlueTemplar]

Discord is social media too, though I would put it somewhere between HN and Facebook/Twitter in terms of harmfulness.

[PenguinCoder]

I put my own work around in for that. Wireguard VPN on the phone, that connects back to home. Tasker profiles to enable the Wireguard VPN connection anytime the wifi is not connect to the home network. Pihole blocking still active via that method.

[irrational]

Not if it has a VPN, like circle (which is what we use), installed.