Hi all,

I’m getting a pc for my daughter. I’ll install Fedora KDE Spin. I’m looking for a parental control solution that also integrates with her Android phone. I’m currently using Google’s Family Link which while not great it offers enough. I’d be happy to move to any other solution that can count both device’s usage screen time as one so she doesn’t use up her phone and then move to the PC.

Any cool recommendations?

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    484·
    4 days ago

    Personal opinion, I don’t understand why more parents haven’t moved to use Pi-Holes for content blocking. Since you can tailor your own blocklists, it’s not impossible to do, and I’m pretty sure some enterprising folks have already made a Pi-Hole block list for porn and various adult websites.

    Further, if your child figures out how to bypass the block, they’re learning valuable skills, if nothing else.

    To be fair, it seems like you’re more concerned with overall screen time, and I don’t have a better solution for that than you already have.

      • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
        28·
        4 days ago

        True!

        I take comfort that if my kid can figure out setting up their own VPN or DNS, then I’m sure they’ll earn enough later to support their porn habit.

    • nao@sh.itjust.works
      11·
      4 days ago

      Maybe limiting internet usage is enough, spending extra time on a linux pc with no internet might just be an opportunity to learn something.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 days ago

      My router can limit access time but I’m not sure if it’s on a device by device basis. Might be worth checking.