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Thoughts on Matrix for kids (lemmy.perthchat.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have been trying to figure out a way that my son can have a messaging account, that doesn't track him and that we can limit who he has access to and who has access to him.

What are you thoughts on matrix for kids?

Are there any features available for that sort of control? I really only want him to be able to contact his family (and also indoctrinate him into matrix and open source young 😉)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (12 children)

Sure, just find a way to self-host Conduit or Construct for Matrix and don't federate with outliers - it would work like a charm for internal communication (disclaimer: these light-weight servers are in beta stage, unlike the resource-hungry Synapse). Wait, NextCloud and Revolt have implemented chats, which are encrypted and open source already? As such, I don't observe any special benefits of Matrix for your use case (unless you're gonna do bots and stuff). 🤔 You have a lot of choices! 😉

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

(Choices) not the least of which is just buy a cheap phone, or VoIP phone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I don't use neither of them. What I liked specifically about Matrix is the detailed events system: I'm just not sure that kids might find it useful. 🤭

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