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I know there is this big push to limit screen time for kids.

I give screen time more as a reward for hard work and getting chores done.

I use the screen time feature on Apple devices to limit my kids screen time and the type of apps they can access.




It doesn’t work though. Using instagram web bypasses the app limit. If you set a website limit, it only applies to Safari. If you block TikTok, they will find video compilations in Spotify, which shouldn’t have to be blocked. It’s a mess.


I solve this with an absolute limit on time to 15 minutes a day.

This blocks even educational apps.


ST can work by time as well as app. Recommend revoking app install privileges. No one should have third-party corporate surveillance apps installed anyway.


Sorry, I don’t see how that comment answers mine? In my experience it’s impossible to properly block anything that is also available as a web app (which is most of social media apps).


You block app by time or uninstall it, and black/white list the site.


You can sidestep the block by simply using Chrome or Firefox. Which you'll eventually have to install due to something not working on Safari (like school software). And I would like them to have (some) internet access, so at the very least they get 30 free minutes of Instagram/whatever.


> Recommend revoking app install privileges.

I don't believe it supports time by site inside a browser, even with Safari.




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