Guides

One question per page, answered plainly, with every source linked.

Three sets of official guidance, side by side, so you can see where they agree and where they don't.

The built-in controls are free and, set up properly, they're enough for most families. Here is the whole setup, in order.

Google's free Family Link app does the job on a child's phone. For your own phone, or an older teen's, Digital Wellbeing is already built in.

Who has done it, who is about to, who got blocked in court, and what the first real results show. Checked on 2 October 2026.

I used to build apps. None of this is an accident, and all of it can be turned down.

A 2023 public health advisory that gets quoted constantly and read rarely. Here is what it actually says.