'Child-friendly' search engine Kiddle is promoting ignorance, not safety

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4 points·tomkwok··4 comments

> Well, it means your daughter won’t be able check if the cramps she has in her tummy might be her first period and your kids won’t be able to search for a clear definition of what it means to be gay or transsexual, so they might have to rely on what they hear in the playground.

No, they'll rely on my parenting. Linking them to the Wikipedia article on sex doesn't count as as parent-to-child talk.

It's a big enough deal that I want to do this. I'm not going to just leave it up to sex ed, the playground, or the internet. I do what I can.

>"I don’t have kids yet..."

Enough said.

> "Instead of blocking terms like LGBT and intercourse, Kiddle would be much better to help educate kids in an age-appropriate manner about these things, not adding to the stigma."

If you have installed a block for kids... I should hope that it blocks the word "Intercourse"? Is this guy serious?

I have kids, 4 of them actually and I must say I agree with the author. The problem with the Kiddle approach is that it doesn't help kids when they need it. Additionally, telling them it's a "bad word" doesn't encourage them to talk to their parents about it, but may have the exact opposite effect.

A better approach would be curated results for these terms vs no results. Or maybe a banner that says "This is a great topic to talk to your parents about." Who knows, may actually work. Probably not thought...

I have kids as well, 3 of them actually.

I appreciated your response. I get the idea of the "better approach" and I liked that you admitted on the front side that .." who knows, may actually work. Probably not though...".

I don't think that's what the author had in mind ("talk to your parents"). That wouldn't be that bad.

What's scary is when adults outsource their parenting role.

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