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Comment by array_key_first

7 hours ago

The real solution, IMO, is a second internet. Domain names will be whitelisted, not blacklisted, and you must submit an application to some body or something.

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anon84873628  7 hours ago

I agree. There were attempts to do something like this with porn sites via the .xxx TLD I believe, but that inverts the problem. Don't force the public to go to a dark alley for their guilty pleasures. Instead, the sites that want to target kids need to be allowlisted. That is much more practical and palatable.

  • tracker1  7 hours ago

    Yeah.. the opposition was just a bad take IMO... "but it will create a virtual red light district" which is EXACTLY what you want online, unlike a physical city, you aren't going to accidentally take a wrong turn, and if you're blocking *.xxx then it's even easier to avoid.

    Then require all nudity to be on a .edu, .art or .xxx, problem mostly solved.

    • MarsIronPI  7 hours ago

      > Then require all nudity to be on a .edu, .art or .xxx, problem mostly solved.

      Who's doing the requiring here? Sounds like yet another path to censorship dystopia.

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jvanderbot  7 hours ago

I dont see why phones can't come with a browser that does this. Parents could curate a whitelist like people curate playlists, and share it, and the browser would honor that.

Combined with some blacklisted apps (e.g., all other browsers), this would be a passable opt-in solution. I'm sure there's either a subscription or a small incentive for someone to build this that hopefully isn't "Scam children".

It's not like kids are using PCs, and if they use someone else's phone, that's at least a severely limiting factor.

  • crab_galaxy  5 hours ago

    They do, don’t they? Apple devices have had a robust whitelisting/blacklisting feature for at least a couple of years. I use it to block websites and apps to lessen my phone addiction. I’m sure Android offers similar features

    • jvanderbot  4 hours ago

      Block -> opt out

      Allow -> opt in

      And a techie customizing it is v. different than turnkey for parents.

      But yeah! Same principle, that's why I'm sure it's been done / will be done.