Re:Ask HN: Which project idea should I pursue?
by foob on Thursday May 12, 2011 @11:39PM
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I'm not convinced that the dangers of a kid browsing the internet are significant.
I think that they are significant. I'm saying this as someone who grew up during the time period when parents had little to no idea of what sort of deranged things were on the internet. A kid could erase the history and clear the cache and their parents would be none the wiser. I'm not in general a supporter of censorship on the internet but I saw some things that are frankly ridiculous for a 7 year old to see. I'm not talking about nipples or vaginas either, you all know that there is some really weird stuff out there. There is a large gray area but I strongly believe that there are things on the internet that an elementary school child shouldn't see.
I think that they are significant. I'm saying this as someone who grew up during the time period when parents had little to no idea of what sort of deranged things were on the internet. A kid could erase the history and clear the cache and their parents would be none the wiser. I'm not in general a supporter of censorship on the internet but I saw some things that are frankly ridiculous for a 7 year old to see. I'm not talking about nipples or vaginas either, you all know that there is some really weird stuff out there. There is a large gray area but I strongly believe that there are things on the internet that an elementary school child shouldn't see.