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dont use parental controls. Its fake, doesnt make sense, and limits learn oportunities. Any Linux works out. Linux Mint works great
That's how you get your kid to encounter MLP porn. Or worse, discover Gab and 4chan.
And then you’d have to talk to them about it. Can you imagine the horror!
Who said I'd never talk to them about it? I'd just like to do it in a controlled manner at an appropriate age and prepare them without them seeing the most depraved shit right off the bat. Is that unreasonable?
Don't assume the intentions of other people.
I know your intentions are good but if my kid stumbled across gore or animal abuse they're going to require a level of "talking to" that is waaay beyond my skill level, and a content blocker is a lot cheaper than a child psychologist.
Early access in a controlled environment is a really good way to make sure people don't fall down rabbit holes.
Obviously it depends how old, but if you block a specific website it's only a matter of time before they work out a way around the block
Thats when you show them the picture of 4chan meetups and ask them if they want to end up like that.
Custom DNS settings?
I use a combo of Pihole + OpenDNS with filters. And my kid's user account does not have privileges to change network settings. Yet. Things will be enabled one by one in due time until he's in 100% control of his own computer.
And if he actually knows what a DNS server is and is digging around for the setting, and trying to hack my shit, then I'd say he's ready for the "adult" computing world.
Bypassing parental control is a great learning opportunity, tho :D
Probably have a porn and PC game filter to thank for my career in IT