• Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Cross and Erlich also found that Miko’s parental controls are severely lacking. Many of the controls are also paywalled behind an expensive $15 monthly subscription.

    Man, the real worst part is going to be giving your kid an artificial “friend” then having to explain what happened once their “friend” loses support and gets shut down by the company next year. This is already going to socially isolate them, then you’re just gonna digitally fridge mr. bear? jfc…

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      Unfortunately I’ve encountered loads of parents who definitely would. They tend to be busy high-earners with low emotional intelligence who don’t have an inkling of the damage they do on a regular basis.