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I’m not convinced that an enterprising kid couldn’t easily bypass these restrictions

I'm convinced that barring kids who are exclusively homeschooled, every kid has a way to bypass these restrictions either by themselves or with a classmates help.

Source: was a kid not that long ago.

That’s true of nearly everything though. That lock on your front door? I can easily bypass it but yet you still have it. Anyone determined enough can do almost anything. But throw a wide enough net and at least you can prevent the casual and lazy offenders. Also I think prevention is an ongoing thing not a one and done thing. You shouldn’t say “oh I put a dns block on YouTube so now I don’t need to follow up on my kids” and I feel a lot of parents do just that.

My teenager has fake icons on her phone that say Snapchat, instagram, etc. they open up the calculator apps.

She doesn’t like being embarrassed that she’s not on social media, so she fakes it to fit in.

Her Grandma didn’t smoke, but all her friends did. So she kept a pack in her purse for years, never touched it. But had to fit in.

The people your teenager are trying to fit in with check to see for an app icon, but not the friend request from the social media account and posting history?

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