

Giving kids the illusion of privacy so you can monitor them and punish them for doing things you disagree with is way worse than just not letting them do that thing. Or better yet, why not step the fuck up, do some parenting and explain to your kids why some things are bad.
I was responding specifically to a case where one might be worried about what their child might see online. I think it’s totally valid to stop your kid from looking at things that are going to be upsetting to them.
Personally I’d let my kid loose on the internet. When I picked up some questionable information on the internet and shared it with my parents you know what happened. They confronted those views of mine in conversation. They didn’t spy on me to attempt to find out where that came from. And what would even be the point in doing so? They already talked it out with me. It’s not necessary to spy on your kids, those are the actions of someone who is afraid of their children being different to themselves.