#parental controls
8 articles
- YouTube's AI age check now runs on Singapore accounts
Google's age estimation model guesses whether your child is under 18 from what they watch on YouTube. What that changes for a Singapore family.
- China's kid mode covers the whole phone. Ours stops at the app.
China builds one kid mode across the phone, the app store and the app. Singapore parents get per app parental controls, and AI slips between them.
- Minecraft added an age check. It is aimed at the adults
Minecraft's age check asks grown ups to prove they are 18, not children to prove they are not. What that means for a Singapore family.
- YouTube Kids AI videos: how to spot them and what to change
AI-made cartoons are being recommended to young children on YouTube. Why the labels miss them, how to spot them, and which settings actually help.
- Snapchat's age limit is 13. Who actually checks?
Snapchat's age limit is 13, but the checking has moved to Apple, the app store and a machine's guess. What that leaves for a Singapore parent.
- ChatGPT for Teens is live. What it does, and who it misses
OpenAI's new teen version of ChatGPT tries to catch homework shortcuts. Here is what it changes for Singapore families, and who it quietly leaves out.
- Is Instagram safe for a 12 year old? What that 13 really means
Every app sets 13 as its minimum age, but that number comes from a 1998 privacy law, not a safety test. Here is what to ask before you say yes.
- What ChatGPT's new parental controls do, and what they don't
OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT's parental controls with new safety alerts and a Study Mode default. What Singapore parents can set, and what stays private.
