• vala@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    And all of their friends have the same firewalls when they go to hang out?

    Not trying to be rude but it seems kinda naive.

    My little sister is also not allowed on tiktok but she just uses it on her friend’s phones when they hang out.

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      16 hours ago

      Their web browsers are restricted off. They cannot install any apps. This discussion is about what my kids have on their devices, and telling me they might see it elsewhere is irrelevant.

      I don’t think you understand my knowledge level, you do me disservice by assuming I’m naive, and your rudeness is because of changing the conditions of the discussion to make yourself right by changing the parameters based on that invented naïveté.

      No, I can’t control what they see at their friend’s houses on someone else’s device. I saw the playboy channel at a friend’s house when I was a kid and I didn’t have cable at my house. That’s what kids do. I understand and accept this. I’m not a tyrant or control freak or clutching my pearls. That’s the part where you get to discuss good and bad about social media or any aspect of the internet with your kids, like a parent is supposed to do, and do your best to protect your kids’ mental and physical wellbeing within reason.

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        8 hours ago

        Ok I think this is a misunderstanding about what it means to “have tiktok”. If you mean in the context of your house sure.

        But I had this same conversation with my parents. There is no reasonable way to actually prevent a kid from having access to tiktok in some contexts. Parents who say their kids don’t use tiktok because it’s not allowed at home are just incorrect.

        My dad doesn’t get that when she hangs out with friends or goes to school, she IS seeing tiktok content.

        Seems like we actually agree here though.