Linux has had parental controls for decades: iptables, etc. It is just that those aren't called "parental controls." You can also use chroot.
Hint: don't give impressionable kiddies root access. It is not necessary for the OS to check ages when their parents are the system administrators.
Bill Zaumen
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2026-04-21 00:07:37 UTC
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