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bawolffyesterday at 6:34 PM4 repliesview on HN

> My son only gets Calls, Messages, Maps, Camera (so we can video call, but I've ruthlessly turned off selfies), Photos, and Music. Nothing else.

I get that the internet is an addictive scary place with lots of content potentially dangerous to a young person.

But why would you care if your child took a selfie? That seems pretty draconian.


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dgudkovyesterday at 9:28 PM

Wait, not being able to make a picture of yourself is pretty draconian? In this case, the world before smartphones was a living Hell on Earth.

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isomorphicyesterday at 6:50 PM

I'm speculating that it's not the selfie; it's where that selfie ends up (or with whom).

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eigencoderyesterday at 7:32 PM

Also, it doesn't add up. How would Camera let you video call? Don't you need Facetime?