Is there an extensive guide on how to protect kids on the internet?

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

With the years I learned some rules of behavior on internet, but I wonder if there is some kind of extensive guide for parents who are not experienced with technology.

For example, I don’t think content blockers are a good idea for teenagers. It works for kids, but teenagers will find workarounds because parents were lazy about teaching them the dangers and instead used a spyware app.

Here is a bad written list of some obvious rules:

Be anonymous
Use private social media accounts
Do not tell any personal information
Use ad blockers
Learn to recognize ads
Learn to recognize AI generated text and images
Learn to recognize scam
Understand consent
Learn to prevent blackmail
Learn to prevent grooming
Learn how fake pornography is and the unrespectful content

But I wish there was some kind of step by step guide

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DrunkenPirate@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Learn to recognize pishing mail and sms

Do not share nude pics of yourself (even not to your boy/girlfriend)

Learn to recognize and ignore social media trolls

Learn netiquette writing style in social media

Do not write bad things about colleagues and boss in emails at work

Recognize dark shopping patterns such as time counter, discounts, voucher height

Recognize fake shops

Recognize no returns (Chinese) shops

Recognize gambling patterns in games such as loot boxes, rewards and more for real money

Sorry for this long list. It’s just a terrible place for kids
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- EngineerGaming@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Do not upload pictures of your face ANYWHERE, period - including private chats
  
  Do not use any name even resembling your real one, or rederencing your known interests
  
  If something asks for a phone number, avoid using it
  
  If it is mandatory (like for government services) or very hard not to use (like Whatsapp or Telegram), ask the parent first, maybe there is an aliasing solution
  
  If the data sharing is mandatory, try digging deeper for alternative options because it may turn out to be not so mandatory
  
  Do not post anything political or even remotely questionable in the current climate (should be talked about with the parent), and must understand you can be arrested for pretty much anything and be made an example of
  
  Each time an application is installed, think about what data it is able to access, pay attention to permissions
  
  Prefer FOSS programs for everything possible
  
  Learn to treat a Windows PC or a non-degoogled phone as a fundentally unprivate device and learn to not trust them with personal things (if I were a parent, I’d install a privacy-preserving OS on a device prior to giving it to a kid anyway)
  
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  - notthebees@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Not even like video calls. People can take screenshots. That’s happened to me in the past. (I was an adult when it occured but my point still stands)
    
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- VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Thank you !
  
  Now I should add
  
  Learn to recognize malwares
  
  Learn to block disturbing people and to ignore haters
  
  Can you explain what you meant by netiquette and do noy pay later?
  
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  - phdepressed@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    There’s a lot of “services” like Klarna where you buy now for payments split over several months. At first glance these often seem ok but they’re essentially loans with credit card interest rates.
    
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  - 0x0@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    netiquette
    
    Net etiquette, be friendly, don’t ask stupid questions, etc…
    
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- CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Great list, I would just suggest to recognize all dark patterns. It’s not like only shopping sites use them.
  
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thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Always remember that corporations will if able exploit your child as much as possible. Help your kids learn that any corporation type platform will filter things and change based on what they want your kids to see.

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- VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  True, they should learn about suggested content bubble
  
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independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
One way would be to let them find out the hard way. Make sure they understand that everyone can see what they do and say and that they can find them back as a first base step. Let them have to click the right download button when downloading a mod for their game, you know. Make a setup so that if there’s theres a big oopsie with their devices yours arent affected. And from there they will install an ad blocker or learn to find the download button. You could also make a fake blackmail or phishing email to see how they react (I’ve thought about making a fake phishing email for the elder ones in my family recently too…) and make it so that if they click, the screen goes black and red with crazy sounds.

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- wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  My daughter isn’t even two yet, but I’m definitely trying to plan a balance with this. It’s a huge part of how I learned, and I don’t think I would have learned nearly as much or as well otherwise.
  
  At the same time though, I can’t help but feel like ads and the internet are far more insidious than they were when I first went online in 2000.
  
  Malware is much more sneaky. There’s more spare resources for it to use without impacting performance. Ads have likewise had plenty of time to develop/advance/get worse.
  
  Thankfully, ad blocking, anti-malware, and recovery tools have also advanced.
  
  I think for the early days I’ll have her on an isolated, locked down, pre-protected device for learning the basics of using a computer (mouse, files, the type of stuff they used to teach in elementary school).
  
  Then slowly take off the training wheels.
  
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  - independantiste@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    That’s how I learned too, but at first yeah obv training wheels are useful in order to not have to reinstall the os every 2 days. About malware though, it may be more sneaky in general but some sites I’ve seen recently still use the old ways, especially for game mods or file downloads, they still use the giant green download button trick. Also, she will grow up in the internet that we have today, so if she learns the old stuff, it may not be that useful
    
    In any case, just for thinking of this, she will probably be one of the most tech savvy person in her generation! I hope she will be thankful
    
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0x0@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Step 1: unplug the router.

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- VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Unrealistic
  
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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Step 1) Don’t let kids on the internet.

There is no step 2. The internet is not a place for kids. It’s barely a place for teens, but hopefully you’ve taught teenagers how to behave online by the time they’re 15.

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- IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Step 1) Don’t let kids outside
  
  There is no step 2. The outside world is not a place for kids. It’s barely a place for teens, but hopefully you’ve taught teenagers how to behave outside by the time they’re 15.
  
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  - VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    On point lmao
    
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- VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Most of my knowledge including the field I study now, is due to having internet as a kid and its power to learn by yourself
  
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- VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You don’t teach without experience
  
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RagnarokOnline@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I think this is close to what you’re looking for: www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home

Click the “Peer Learning” pdf on the home page.

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- VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  This one www.missingkids.org/…/Peer Education Kit.pdf ?
  
  Looks good, could be used in classrooms (I doubt they will here though since education is so much out of touch with reality)
  
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  - captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    This is a really good start TY
    
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Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
According to project 2025 this issue is covered: Just block tyranny porn and get them a gun. They’ll be fine.

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- ililiililiililiilili@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Block tyranny porn? Doesn’t that also filter Project 2025?
  
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