Furthermore, OS makers could lobby for additional age gates. I.e. a child phone for ages 15 and under, a teenager phone for ages 16-17, an adult phone for 21.
The system is so complicated that I think many parents simply get confused and do not want to use it.
Instead there should be a single checkbox: "allow safe content only on this device". That's all (and you can leave detailed settings for system administrators).
[1] https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/smartphone...
- Web browser, both Safari and embedded app browsers honour these settings
- You can disable apps that do not have parental controls integrated
I do not know if there are generally available whitelists for websites, and I assume this would depend on the cultural context like the nationality and religion of the parents. Please correct me if I am wrong.