cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/63107763

I’m looking for something like Snikket or Prosody, but kids-oriented. I DON’T want my <10 daughter using Meta Messenger Kids! I’ll tell my friends to setup for their kids, too. I’d have no access to anything, so it’s secure (mom and dad not snooping per se), but the downside is minimal parental controls. Though, no one to really add either.

I’ll host or pay for it, IDC. It doesn’t seem like there is much out there either.

JusTalk seemed nice when I found out but apparently China owned and so no more secure. I/we need better options!

    • unitedwithme@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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      17 hours ago

      I did reach out to see I’d there’s anything in the works and here’s some of what I got back:

      In the admin dashboard you can set an account to “Limited” and it won’t be able to communicate with any off-server contacts.

      There is not currently a separate “Snikket Kids” app.

      The app itself is not generally the right place to put safety restrictions - enforcing safety on the server side is much more secure, and that’s what the “Limited” account role is for.

      Not yet supported, but coming: adding support for approved off-server contacts (so that kids from two different families with two different Snikket instances could be permitted to communicate, for example).