Parental controls on children’s tech devices are out of touch with child’s play

The "protection of children" has been the cited reason for a lot of controversial laws and measures recently. A common response is that parents should use parental controls to manage that on their own instead of relying on the government to do it to everyone. I found this article interesting since it touched on how the existing tools aren't that good, and addressing that problem might be a better thing to focus on

Authors:

• Sara M. Grimes | Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Professor, McGill University
• Riley McNair | PhD Student in Information Studies, University of Toronto