TIL Meta Messenger Kids exists. Yikes.
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Setup a private matrix instance
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I dont have a good suggestion, but you may unintentionally be about to give your daughter a brutal lesson in network effects. If all her friends end up using something else, she will be isolated.
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As an alternative, around here, home phones (through voip) are making a comeback for kids.
Secure comms, no log, no photos, teaches a bit of etiquette.
Compatibility between self hosted and commercial systems.
I would go with Deltachat. There is no public directory of anything, so it's impossible to know who is/isn't there or randomly contact anyone. The only ways to start a conversation/follow someone are:
- scan qr codes, so you need physical presence and it's easy to see when there is no consent
- clicking on a random link
It i safe to tell your kids to not click on random links, so it's the safest way for kids to not randomly come into contact of people
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@unitedwithme These kinds of thoughts are good ones. I wish I was more skilled in software development to build solutions for the younger ones in my family.As a Business Analyst I would ask - What kind of feature would you look for in a messaging app for young people I care about. I guess for me it would include things like:Ability to:Control who the can communicate withSee the communications they send and receiveLimit their ability to add new people (or have an approval step that involved me or their parents )I'm guessing that once you have an idea of the requirements - appropriate clients could be built on any of the technologies we have like XMPP or Matrix.
snikket! you can host it yourself or let jmp run it for you!
been using it for years after matrix was heavy and hard to maintain
snikket is a docker!
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