[JPKab]

My son and I have a great relationship.

I’m originally from West Virginia. Its our way of saying “good kid, gets into trouble sometimes though”.

He’s a straight A student.

When he had unmonitored internet, he wasn’t. His friends who have unmonitored internet aren’t.

Leaving teenagers with anytime unfiltered internet access to highly addictive services like TikTok is scientifically shown to be harmful.

He’s not an adult. This isn’t complicated.

[plsbenice34]

To me it is an enormous step toward abuse when it is monitoring that the 16 year old doesn't know about. Even for a much younger child I would find that very disturbing. Just doing some filtering or time limits is completely different. I'm over 30 now and if I found out even now that my parents surveilled me secretly when I was 16 I would be disgusted, so just be prepared that your child will never talk to you again if he finds out, if he's anything like me. Maybe he is friendly with you now but it is on false grounds because he doesnt know what you are doing and you are deceiving him