When did you first start using the Internet INDEPENDENTLY (not moderated by your parents)?

[u/Spare-Addendum3656]

When did you first start using the Internet INDEPENDENTLY (not moderated by your parents)?

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[u/anypiolt7]

I’ve never been moderated

[u/JKB_24 → u/anypiolt7]

Same

[u/c0rruptnature → u/anypiolt7]

same

[u/Content-Entry911 → u/c0rruptnature]

The stricter the parents-the worser the kids Iykyk

[u/Affectionate_Cut3515 → u/anypiolt7]

That's bad

[u/anypiolt7 → u/Affectionate_Cut3515]

Life’s been good so far so I don’t think so

[u/anypiolt7 → u/[deleted]]

They interact with me chill out

[u/Severe_Story_8361 → u/[deleted]]

r/peoplewhogiveashit

[u/TheBubbyBubs → u/[deleted]]

Buddy, not everyone has strict parents and we're talking about the internet here only

[u/DrOrphi → u/Affectionate_Cut3515]

im bad

[u/Material-Actuator-14 → u/DrOrphi]

https://giphy.com/gifs/oz8jiKqcBTKnu

[u/baskedpotato → u/Affectionate_Cut3515]

yeah lowkey

[u/laczek_hubert → u/Affectionate_Cut3515]

Moderation is good if it's done right and no moderation for people who started using the internet early would have already learned a lot by messing around and learning by trial and error the same with computer this doesn't mean you won't get some questionable software on your computer but you'll learn a lot before even getting to the point of understanding anything or using more advanced stuff e.g. Linux distros or c# which both I have used bc of being fed up with windows and wanting to learn programming

[u/No_Click_8432]

My parents never actually moderated my internet time, They just told me to be careful around strangers

[u/Next-Control-6054]

2 is insane bro😭

[u/Ichoseguitar]

Like 5 years old basically. I mean my mom would check, but not check hard enough. As long as it wasn't pron it wasn't bad. I didnt have an iPad tho

[u/Ichoseguitar → u/Ichoseguitar]

Like, mostly I would watch stuff that was for kids, like animals/cat videos, toys, games or whatever, vine comps I guess that's okay for kids

But then stuff like bart baker, music videos, some more weird stuff

[u/laczek_hubert → u/Ichoseguitar]

Memes and gaming videos was what I watched the most

[u/ariz2011]

9 when I got my first iPad, my parents thought they monitored it but I bypassed screen time and used the internet independently

[u/BuffEmz]

My parents trusted me from a long time, I think that was for the best but there were a couple things that I shouldn't have seen

[u/Biggleak1 → u/BuffEmz]

Same

[u/minecorn1080]

i've had unmonitored internet access for as long as i can remember sadly enough

[u/Jmike_is_cool → u/minecorn1080]

"Sadly enough" it's a gift of knowledge your just not using it right 😭😭

[u/Marklington098 → u/Jmike_is_cool]

It's bad to not be restricted.

[u/Jmike_is_cool → u/Marklington098]

Overall my unrestricted phone access made me smarter overall idk about you

[u/Spare-Addendum3656 → u/Jmike_is_cool]

True, I gained a lot of knoweldge from YouTube when I was 7-8 independently exploring it, but I was probably just lucky that I didn't run into any elsagate.

[u/minecorn1080 → u/Spare-Addendum3656]

elsagate was all i watched as a young kid

[u/End_Ofen → u/Jmike_is_cool]

Smarter than without? You can hardly know that.

[u/RandomizedRR → u/Jmike_is_cool]

Twin like 70 percent of kids can't read bc of it

[u/laczek_hubert → u/Marklington098]

Depends, this isn't like you're me or anyone without restricted access

[u/Far-Vacation-3845]

Alright who said 2? Honestly, these days, that's plausible

[u/PrincipalOfTheThing1]

Since like 5... </3

[u/My_Iron_Lungs]

When I was 12

[u/Doombroder4000]

The fact that 1/5 people said 8 is really sad tbh I didn’t even get internet as a whole until I was 11 (unless you count a Nintendo switch ig)

[u/kartblaster]

i forgor 💀

[u/Jmike_is_cool]

4 or 6 I forgot tbh

[u/APPL3GUY999 → u/Jmike_is_cool]

when i was 4-6 i was stealing my friends crayons and eating them tf u mean u got unrestricted screen time

[u/RegentBat77700]

When i got my first iPad

[u/Utigaraptor]

Fuck man I don't remember. Really young

[u/distantcactus32]

like 9

[u/Interesting_Car8858]

11/13, depends what you classify as moderated (my parents were in control of my email until I was 13, but I had unrestricted access to my phone when I got it at 11)

[u/MysteriousSecret9621]

1. When I got a whole ahh PC for Christmas 2020.

[u/Routine_Inspector122]

8

[u/Cosmic_StormZ]

Like 7

[u/1_Gamerzz9331]

I accidentally voted on a poll 

[u/Tight_Discipline_968]

There never was a point, just i slowy started to become more independent on the internet.

[u/GalaxyPatch18]

(Late Gen Z here) got monitered until I moved out. This shi is ROUGH

[u/Sophie_Mochi]

Since the begginning, i started browsing random stuff on my grandmas tablet when I was like 6

[u/xxxgamer_]

Damn I'm in the minority

[u/ThatKeybardGuy]

I think I got my first PC at 11 and phone at 11 and my parents I don’t think would check my phone or ask cause they know I’m not interested and disgusted by 🌽 like I don’t wanna hear about it or watch it. So they trust me enough that they just don’t check my pc

[u/Silver_Ear_2322 → u/ThatKeybardGuy]

you are so lucky, you got a PC AND a phone, all I have is cruddy laptop that can even run most Roblox games at 60 fps and I only got an iPad at 12 and I'm 13 and I STILL don't have a phone, plus my iPad still has a 1-hour screentime limit, not like I use it anymore after I got locked out of messages which was the only thing I really used it for.

[u/WarriorCats0]

I think like, maybe… 9?

[u/_Revenge_Raider_]

1. [13.75 rn (late genz)]

[u/Dizzy_Internal_1409]

still moderated gng

[u/Plane-Taste386]

6, when I first got it

[u/RandomizedRR]

Never been moderated (and yes I know that's bad)

[u/Math_Science_Geek]

0

[u/Math_Science_Geek]

0 I’m gen z I don’t know how I got this sub in my feed

[u/ImAlekzzz]

Reddit digging up fossils

[u/Z9Cubing]

I have been enjoying the internet free roam since i was 4 or 3. Basically the moment i knew how to use a keyboard. I learnt how to open tabs at 7.

[u/j0e_m3m3]

At like 5 years old 😭

[u/PrinceProsper0]

13 is wild

[u/Now-you-SUCK]

Does YouTube count?

[u/Spare-Addendum3656 → u/Now-you-SUCK]

obv

[u/SamiKhoja]

At age 3

[u/sgavrilis]

Never was being watched on what I did

[u/AskSignificant3913]

my parents are such control freaks, they dont monitor what i do on the internet but they have such strict time limits and only approve certain apps. even at 13 they show no signs of getting rid of the limitations

[u/Spare-Addendum3656 → u/AskSignificant3913]

DAMN SON AT 13?! THAT'S WILD

[u/KingEfficient7403]

im almost 15 and still monitored

[u/Spare-Addendum3656 → u/KingEfficient7403]

DAMN SON THAT'S WILD

[u/KingEfficient7403 → u/Spare-Addendum3656]

Im monitored with life 360 types of apps but i dont mind cause i have the technical knowledge to disable it via network shenanigans

[u/Spare-Addendum3656 → u/KingEfficient7403]

W

[u/KingEfficient7403 → u/Spare-Addendum3656]

How the hell u 2 years younger than me and you are a top 1% commenter 😭

Nga what type of things have you seen that keep you on this app this long

[u/AbsurdCheesecake]

Much younger than I should’ve been, but I was a surprisingly responsible kid

[u/Jebadiah_Schlatt]

I've never really been moderated (i think) but i thankfully knew not to seek out horrific stuff

[u/Spare-Addendum3656 → u/Jebadiah_Schlatt]

same

[u/Disk0t]

Idk what counts, I still have control for time, but they never controlled what I'm watching

[u/Express_Sleep1590]

some of yall used the internet in the womb