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Mother slams Google for urging her child to end parental controls
short by Neeraja Nath / on Monday, 12 January, 2026
Online safety advocate Melissa McKay criticised Google for emailing her child, asking him to remove parental controls as he is almost 13. Calling it predatory practice, she accused Google of grooming minors for profit, engagement and data. McKay said Google encroached on parental boundaries, reframing parents as obstacles and positioning corporate platforms as replacements for parental authority.
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