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I really appreciate your effort. Fortunately or maybe unfortunately I've already got my son anti-woke. I really didn't originally intend to politicize him but he told me he hated Donald Trump during the last election so it was clear his mother was either purposely or unintentionally indoctrinating him. He was 7. So I said fuck it. Not letting that happen. He's not a full blown nazi or anything but he definitely thinks all this gay shit is stupid and lame.
Good for you.
I was in the same boat; didn't want to bias my kids with my own preconceptions, but now I make sure my kids know what's what.
I think the very premise is flawed. If you don't give your kids a starting place, they won't have any frame of reference for evaluating novel ideologies that they're exposed to, and they'll try pretty much anything. And you'd better beleive people are just waiting to get ahold of your kid to fill their head full of nonsense.
I was in the same boat; didn't want to bias my kids with my own preconceptions, but now I make sure my kids know what's what.
I think the very premise is flawed. If you don't give your kids a starting place, they won't have any frame of reference for evaluating novel ideologies that they're exposed to, and they'll try pretty much anything. And you'd better beleive people are just waiting to get ahold of your kid to fill their head full of nonsense.
It's crazy how fast it all can happen. I remember when I was about that age, I found out about r/atheism through reddit and decided I was an atheist before I had even stopped believing in Santa. There are thousands of online communities trying to mess with kids and it can be hard to keep track of.
Full disclosure though I only have a couple customers, and if you have any feedback I'd really appreciate it. It you're in a good place with your kid it may not make sense to set this up, but if you have any thoughts on how to reach conservative parents (or features you'd want to see) I'd really appreciate it!
Full disclosure though I only have a couple customers, and if you have any feedback I'd really appreciate it. It you're in a good place with your kid it may not make sense to set this up, but if you have any thoughts on how to reach conservative parents (or features you'd want to see) I'd really appreciate it!
No,parents need to lead their children competently,yes,this is a hard job.
Take **Pride** in it.
Take **Pride** in it.
But that's impossible. With AI, we can literally preview every post and every link in a search query before it gets to your child's device, and we can remove it. In the future, we could even add back posts and links, directing your kid away from far-left topics and towards better ones (ranging from Christianity to pro-engineering material).
Certainly I don't think you should use this to replace your own supervision, but I think there's enormous potential here. Also I don't mean to sound combative, I'm genuinely curious to hear your take on the matter.
Certainly I don't think you should use this to replace your own supervision, but I think there's enormous potential here. Also I don't mean to sound combative, I'm genuinely curious to hear your take on the matter.
Yes,you make valid points however,as we've seen AI can and(usually) will be taken advantage of,consequentially this is were we parents need to step-in. AI has a place,I will concede but,it is a vital concerted effort (by Parents) that makes the crucial difference. Be Well.!
As a parent, I wouldn't mind if the stuff I pick for my kids has already filtered out the stuff I definitely don't want them watching.
Sounds promising. Do you have plans for an iPhone or Android app?
Sort of. We need to add a root certificate to do our filtering, and that's hard to add on iPhones or Android. I am cautiously optimistic for an android app, however I need to see if I can get more users with just a windows app to validate the idea. It could easily take 3-4 months of work to get an android app out and approved, and I can't spend that much time building an android app while the service is still losing money every month. I'd need to get it profitable first (and preferably profitable enough I can bring on another engineer).
One other thing I've thought about is a linux app. I could have that done in a month or two, and they have lots of linux tablets, however I'm concerned it's too technical for parents.
One other thing I've thought about is a linux app. I could have that done in a month or two, and they have lots of linux tablets, however I'm concerned it's too technical for parents.
I run linux as my main media center so this would helpe (or even just make sure your windows app works under wine.
Okay, yeah I think phone apps would be great once you start bringing in revenue. You have someone focused on marketing/sales, right?
Also, how you block content that is served by JavaScript and doesn’t appear in the html itself?
Also, how you block content that is served by JavaScript and doesn’t appear in the html itself?
It's pretty small. I'm the only person full-time, so I've been doing almost all the coding and all of the marketing/etc. The next person I'm going to bring on will almost certainly be an engineer though.
There's definitely something here; like even random parents from my city will get really excited when you tell them they can block xx influencer or community they're afraid of, however now that I actually have a product I've found it's harder to get conversions than I'd hoped lol. I've had the best engagement running ads on twitter, but I can't really dump too much money into it because that'll shorten our runway. I do appreciate any thoughts you have on the matter though because I'm struggling to get the early growth I'd hoped for.
And to address the javascript problem I just used a custom solution for different social media feeds/search results. So I'll run the site through mitmproxy, see what format the content comes in as (usually html or json), and then I parse that file. So we've covered a lot of the major sites (google, reddit, etc) but something like scored.co wouldn't receive custom filtering, the parent would basically decide whether or not to block it based on which filter they select.
There's definitely something here; like even random parents from my city will get really excited when you tell them they can block xx influencer or community they're afraid of, however now that I actually have a product I've found it's harder to get conversions than I'd hoped lol. I've had the best engagement running ads on twitter, but I can't really dump too much money into it because that'll shorten our runway. I do appreciate any thoughts you have on the matter though because I'm struggling to get the early growth I'd hoped for.
And to address the javascript problem I just used a custom solution for different social media feeds/search results. So I'll run the site through mitmproxy, see what format the content comes in as (usually html or json), and then I parse that file. So we've covered a lot of the major sites (google, reddit, etc) but something like scored.co wouldn't receive custom filtering, the parent would basically decide whether or not to block it based on which filter they select.
Okay, that makes sense regarding the JavaScript content.
I would look into ads on Google search, too. That’s how I found a good kid’s math tutoring program. Unfortunately, they’re not at an age where they need your product yet.
I would also try to connect with moms groups on Facebook, especially conservative ones. Maybe offer a discount or free trial to some members to get word of mouth going.
I would look into ads on Google search, too. That’s how I found a good kid’s math tutoring program. Unfortunately, they’re not at an age where they need your product yet.
I would also try to connect with moms groups on Facebook, especially conservative ones. Maybe offer a discount or free trial to some members to get word of mouth going.
I've actually been hearing about the need for free trials from other people too, so I just added one yesterday.
Do you mind if I ask what age you'd plan on getting an internet filter for your kid (if you plan on getting one), and what price you think you could pay? I don't mean to pressuring you into buying this (certainly if you don't want it, don't get it) but I've exhausted every parent I know with these question and I'm always looking for more insights.
Edit: I want to add that part of why I like twitter ads is because the product has a political angle to it, so the ads will get retweeted which leads to a lot more engagement than on google or other ad sites. That said, I don't have nearly enough signups to make any sort of numbers based decision
Do you mind if I ask what age you'd plan on getting an internet filter for your kid (if you plan on getting one), and what price you think you could pay? I don't mean to pressuring you into buying this (certainly if you don't want it, don't get it) but I've exhausted every parent I know with these question and I'm always looking for more insights.
Edit: I want to add that part of why I like twitter ads is because the product has a political angle to it, so the ads will get retweeted which leads to a lot more engagement than on google or other ad sites. That said, I don't have nearly enough signups to make any sort of numbers based decision
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