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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I was hoping that I could white list specific accounts (family). I can use my existing account, and it keeps it simple. The others end up walled gardens.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm on the same path trying to find a solution. Is it possible to just whitelist certain accounts without all the public rooms. E.g., I have my own instance, but want to allow a DM from [email protected] without allowing public rooms or other random DMs?

As far as I can tell...you can't. Debating just using XMPP instead.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@carlyman @palitu on your own instance you only have the accounts and rooms you want. I have zero public rooms on mine. Only if you join a public room elsewhere does it get synced to your instance.
Blocking DM is a client thing I guess? I have had zero unwanted DM so far though...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What my perfect use-case would be:

Private instance (@mydomain.org)
Allow other instance USERS to be able to DM me ([email protected] --> [email protected] and vice versa)
NOT allow my instance users to join rooms on other instances (child@mydomain cannot join [email protected])

But given how DMs are essentially rooms...I'm not sure that level of fidelity is possible

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@carlyman not sure how/if you can prevent a user on your instance to join another instance room, my kids never tried this anyway... They want snapchat and not that weird thing their dad set up 🙃

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I get that... but from my wife

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so, I could make a room called mum and dad, have it "private" and only invite the three accounts.

it could work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@palitu exactly