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by like_any_other 446 days ago
Parents could of course give their children locked-down devices, that can only access a whitelisted set of websites, enforce time limits on use, and possibly filter content. Such software, in so much as it doesn't already exist, could be made very user-friendly to the parents, and come with decent defaults, so that even parents without the "time, money, and awareness" could benefit. Those with those privileges could of course customize the filters to their liking. This software could even be government-funded, so that they get to "do something".

But then they would not have an excuse to expand online surveillance and censorship.