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by HPsquared 412 days ago
It's not usually an informed, conscious choice.

There is a massive advertising complex constantly nudging the parents in that direction.

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What advertisement have you ever seen that said "don't log out of your website accounts, and additionally don't have separate computer accounts for your children's use"?
There's a lot of nudging to log in and enable stuff to facilitate impulse buys. Even little things like when you log in, it stays logged on afterwards.