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Kagi for Kids

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196 points ryanjamurphy | 3 comments | 31 Mar 25 18:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | source
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dcchambers ◴[31 Mar 25 20:22 UTC] No.43539497[source]▶
Disclaimer: I am a happy paid Kagi subscriber and absolutely am an advocate of their product. I really hope the company makes it work financially because we NEED something like it.

I have two young kids of my own (4, almost 2) and have so far been able to avoid the issues of letting them free roam on the net, but it's obviously something that's coming. This was not something I ever paid attention to in my youth but now as a parent the open internet completely terrifies me. And I say that as a core millennial that basically grew up with the internet.

The current status quo of "kids friendly" content (eg YouTube Kids) is mostly awful. I would still never let my young kids browse something like that without supervision.

I am appreciative that Kagi knows this is an issue and is investing into the area.

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pants2 ◴[31 Mar 25 20:28 UTC] No.43539571[source]▶
Feels like in my youth the biggest risk was stumbling on some freaky gore/porn that scarred you, but somehow that doesn't seem as bad as the risk of getting hooked on dopamine-optimized brainrot, alt-right propaganda, or micro transaction focused games.
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1. dcchambers ◴[31 Mar 25 22:57 UTC] No.43540899[source]▶
Yep, that's exactly my fear. The brain rot zombification of our society. How do I stop my kids from getting suckered into an endless scrolling doom loop?
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2. Aeolun ◴[01 Apr 25 02:25 UTC] No.43542207[source]▶
> How do I stop my kids from getting suckered into an endless scrolling doom loop?

I think the first and best way to ensure this is to not do it yourself.

3. dharmab ◴[01 Apr 25 06:05 UTC] No.43543345[source]▶
Pretty much every parent I know does not allow their preteens and younger unsupervised tablet/phone use because the internet is so bad for them at that age. Typically they allow a curated set of content during specific times, and devices are physically removed from the children's environment afterward.