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ggggtez on Jan 7, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Better protecting kids’ privacy on YouTube

News flash! They already did buy specialized hardware that you need to be over 18 to buy! It's called a smartphone with a data plan!

There is pretty much 0 way that you could say that purchasing a universal communication device is carte blanche for a child to view any content online.

anticensor on Jan 7, 2020 [–]

> specialized hardware that you need to be over 18 to buy

Not always. Minors are allowed to have cellular with parental consent in some cases.

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