What advice does Megan Garcia offer to parents about app safety ratings for children?
Megan Garcia advises parents to seriously scrutinize apps even if they're listed as safe for children (12+). She warns that parents shouldn't solely rely on app store age ratings because proper checks and balances aren't always performed to ensure applications are what they claim to be. She notes that even with parental controls activated, children can still download potentially harmful apps that are labeled as age-appropriate. Garcia shares her personal experience, mentioning that she didn't know Character AI raised its age rating just before licensing its technology to Google in 2024, highlighting how these ratings can change without parents' awareness.
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Scrutinizing Technology: Megan Garcia's Advice to Parents
Al Jazeera English·7 months ago
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