#parental controls

[thechickenacross]

Some one get SPS (get it sparkling protection services :D)

[weepingdog]

Let me on bro

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Christian mobile network will block LGBTQ+ content from users

Radiant Mobile says it will filter “harmful” material, including LGBTQ+ content, from phones on its service plans.

Jack Walker at The Advocate:

A new mobile phone network that launched this week claims to block LGBTQ+ content from subscribers to its phone plans. Radiant Mobile is a Christian mobile phone network that will operate on the T-Mobile network, seeking to deliver “faith-focused mobile service,” according to the company’s website. The company launched on Tuesday with support from the Israeli cybersecurity firm Allot, and is believed to be the first mobile plan aimed at blocking content it deems as harmful from users, British newspaper The Independent reported. Paul Fisher, founder of Radiant Mobile, previously told MIT Technology Review that he wanted to create a service “void of LGBT” and “void of trans.” “We are going to create, and we think we have every right to do so, an environment that is Jesus-centric,” he said.

The company says it aims to restrict access to what it describes as “harmful content,” including LGBTQ+ material, pornography, and explicit content. Even on more general websites, that includes blocking specific webpages that include LGBTQ+ content. Radiant Mobile places particular emphasis on parental controls, echoing rhetoric commonly used by opponents of LGBTQ+ rights who argue that exposure to LGBTQ+ people or issues is harmful to children. The company’s website says parents will be able to customize security settings for each child, block entire social media platforms such as TikTok, and prevent children from using VPNs to bypass restrictions. Radiant Mobile did not immediately return The Advocate’s request for comment.

Radiant Mobile, a new Christian conservative mobile wireless network that uses T-Mobile’s towers, will block LGBTQ+-related content on its phones without a way to undo them.

See Also:

LGBTQ Nation: New Christian cell phone service will block all LGBTQ+ web content by default

[the-kingdom-of-ran]

In relation to the new online child safety laws that a few states are trying to implement, I have some words and I know some people are going to be mad and or argue with me on this and I welcome them to do respectfully and with receipts. Don't expect me to change my mind that this is at least being done very poorly if not a bad idea in general.

1. Child safety that requires verifying the age of the child has been exploited before and it will happen again. This allows people to precisely target specific age ranges instead of being a hit or miss hoping to get a child. Look at YouTube kids from a few years ago.

The disturbing YouTube videos that are tricking children

Thousands of videos on YouTube look like versions of popular cartoons but contain disturbing and inappropriate content not suitable for chil

I know everybody says not use reddit or wikipedia as sources but we all know that's where we go when we need information so here's this too

2. Prosecution for the perpetrators. If lawmakers actually care about the children, they need to buckle down on prosecuting the people who target children with harmful content or actions. Right now, I am seeing very little consequence for this behavior. If we prosecuted the pedophiles we already know about, and worked on hunting down new ones when they show up, they would be afraid to do anything in the first place.

3. This is not only a threat on everybody's privacy, but I personally believe it is also a threat to education. These laws are primarily focused on the private home and I have heard nothing about school or library computers. With the general age range system, schools could still provide the age range and be fine, but if you have to show a government ID card, credit card, or some other form of personal identification to all operating systems, how are schools and libraries used by the general public supposed to function without lying to the system which could get them in legal trouble? Also, this could make it so the government can decide children (and adults too) are not fit for viewing potentially disturbing educational content like history, sex ed, and any other subject they don't want us learning about. They would be able to block the content from the devices themselves. And even if they can't just through these laws, it is only a matter of time till they come up with a way to do so anyway.

4. I find it very suspicious that this is all going on at the same time big tech companies are trying to build data centers (or if we're being accurate, personal information storage centers).

5. I am going to get biblical here, so if you don't care about that (even though it is insanely relevant), skip this section. The Bible directly mentions a time where you will not be able to buy or sell without "the mark of the beast" which indicates participation in the beasts system.

Revelation 13:16-17 ESV

[16] Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, [17] so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.

https://bible.com/bible/59/rev.13.16-17.ESV

(you can also look this up on Bible gateway because I think that link will try to get you to download the Bible app that I use)

This age verification law would prevent us from accessing our bank accounts, among other important accounts from our phones and computers unless we have a form of ID and participate in the system (which I can pull many other verses from revelation that almost perfectly describe the US system and other places in the world, which is terrifying, but that's for another post.)

6. Parents have an obligation to monitor what their children are watching and doing on devices, who they're interacting with, etc. The problem is, way too many parents have gotten lazy about this or believe the protections in place are enough so they don't have to put in the effort. I know kids don't like being monitored, but it's for their own good. Helicoptering isn't necessary, but having honest and raw conversations with your child about their Internet usage and being a safe space for them to come to if they have any problems or questions is imperative.

7. All these laws about protecting the children are putting the spotlight on children and bring more attention to them, putting them in the faces of the people who want to harm them. I have seen a lot of laws about "protecting the children" that are at their core, a severe breach of privacy and bordering on blatant personal information collection and/or identity theft. Not to mention heading towards surveillance that would infringe on free speech rights and put us all in danger of being victims of government overreach.

8. We can fight back. We can contact lawmakers, do research, spread information and our opinions, and make a big noise about our thoughts on this.

I think that's all I have for now.

[petrichorbugs]

IFUCKING HATE PARENTAL CONTROls DUDEE

My mom automatically sees any number I call or text (Goodbyee abuse hotline, queer youth hotline or like. any mental health hotline)

the only app i have past 8 pm is spotify

it automatically texts my mom wjen i send “nude photos” (aka whatever the shitty ai deems nude photos, such as a minecraft screenshot from 2 years ago. like you cant make this up)

i dont have Any form of search engine on phone

Not allowed to listen to any music marked explicit on spotify. Not allowed to listen to music on any platform except spotify .

imNOT ALLOWED TO PLAY MINECRAFT ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU CAN TALK TO PEOPPE ON THERE IM GOIGN TO THROW SOMETHIG. I JUST WANT TO PLAY MINECRAFT DUDEEE

Can’t download, delete, or update apps

The only reason I have tumblr or anything is school computer

[lizadoodlez]

RANT.

So um.

My younger aunt just delete my IbisPaint, Discord, Pinterest, and my email account and eventually turned on 'Parental controls' to avoid me from downloading it back in my grandmother's phone.

Now I can't work anything while I'm on a damn website — look through anything such like ships, fandoms and stuff.

I can't ask her to turned it off back — she's too strict and I fear her so much whenever I try to ask her why but can't.

[sunny-draws-things]

Do you (or ur friend) have strict parents and parental controls on your phone that makes you wanna crash out?

WELL IM NOT GATEKEEPING THINGS. IM GONNA REBLOG THIS WHENEVER I HAVE NEW GLITCH/HACK FOR PARENTAL CONTROLS (specifically google family link, im sorry for apple users :[ ) BUT FIRST: be SO SO SO CAREFUL online. Don't trust strangers, stay safe.

SO FIRST WE HAVE HOW TO ACCESS GOOGLE WITHOUT IT BEING LOGGED INTO UR NORMAL ACCOUNT. I HAVE 3 WAYS.

1 . Pinterest:

first things first, block chrome. go to ur settings, now go to apps, now go to chrome, now click disable. this stops it from immediately going to your normal account. Now, go into Pinterest (if you have it), and look up google in the search bar. Multiple pins should show up, but find one that has an actual link to google, now click visit site. CONGRATS YOUR NOW IN GOOGLE. LOG IN TO YOUR SPARE GOOGLE ACCOUNT (or use guest) AND UR GOOD. It wont show up on your search history or anything, but if your parents check the wifi logs, it will still show up, that just cant be avoided. (but most parents dont) Now, i've seen a lot of ppl complaining abt an ios 26 update preventing this, and to those, I have one that should work at the end (but i dont have an ios phone, so idk)

2 . Ibis paint x:

So u dont have pinterest? well maybe u have ibis paint x! You don't NEED to block chrome for this, but i would just double check. So first, go into ur gallery. Now, either create a new one, or go into a drawing. then click text, add text, and go to fonts, now click the plus button (next to favorites) now u should be in a guest google acc that says 'fonts' or something in the search bar, now ur in google!

3 . mimo. (a code learning app)

this one is harder, but it might work for apple users as it doesnt work the same way as the other 2. So first look up Mimo on google play store (it is a code learning platform) and see if u can get it, now learn a bit, use it, at least up until u learn how to code links. once you have that information, go to playgrounds and create one. now code a link to whatever websites u want to go to (or just google). BIG DOWNSIDE: this may have been fixed, as I haven't done this in 2 years, but when i used this method, I could not scroll down. It just wouldn't work. it sucked. PLEASE UPDATE ME IF THIS APP DOESN'T WORK FOR THIS ANYMORE. I HAVEN'T USED IT IN YEARS.

[finnyyyyie-dotcom]

waiting till the day I no longer have to ask my parents for apps 🩵