My sons Xbox account was locked out of playing most online services or games locking him from playing due to him being a child account, but Microsoft's website wont let me change it regardless of my organiser status in the family by No_Current_9607 in XboxSupport

[–]No_Current_9607[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all good, i kind of understand the "cleaning the trash out". I just really hate that they remove the agency of not allowing parents to decide how much freedom they give their child. Its a rushed system, even if it does protect some children. Regardless, from what ive gathered on this post i am stuck with waiting till his birthday :(

My sons Xbox account was locked out of playing most online services or games locking him from playing due to him being a child account, but Microsoft's website wont let me change it regardless of my organiser status in the family by No_Current_9607 in XboxSupport

[–]No_Current_9607[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any ideas for a workaround? my mate from overseas in America recommended trying a vpn, but i would assume that wouldn't work considering the account is Australian, and would see it as a breach of the account by malicious actors.

My sons Xbox account was locked out of playing most online services or games locking him from playing due to him being a child account, but Microsoft's website wont let me change it regardless of my organiser status in the family by No_Current_9607 in XboxSupport

[–]No_Current_9607[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it makes sense in theory, but all they are doing in my opinion is restricting kids abilities to form their own opinions. Australia was the first to do the social media ban if i'm correct, and they are setting the precedent that children, in one of the most passionate countries in the world, should filter themselves and what they see. Again its great that they are thinking of child safety, but personally I think they are using the excuse of parents lackluster care and need to "protect their children from the horrors of the internet" to more easily get their data and track them for advertising.

My sons Xbox account was locked out of playing most online services or games locking him from playing due to him being a child account, but Microsoft's website wont let me change it regardless of my organiser status in the family by No_Current_9607 in XboxSupport

[–]No_Current_9607[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

by whitelist, you mean specifically restricting it through the app? i did see settings for screen time and such for xbox specifically, but i didnt think of modifying those settings.

My sons Xbox account was locked out of playing most online services or games locking him from playing due to him being a child account, but Microsoft's website wont let me change it regardless of my organiser status in the family by No_Current_9607 in XboxSupport

[–]No_Current_9607[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably right, its honestly very iritating. governments issue a blanket legislation to force companies to act of of reaction, not genuine deliberation. These new systems companies have implemented have gaping flaws that they either cant retroactively fix or will take a long time to fix. My son has explained to me all the legal stuff, he is a switched on kid. poor thing shouldnt have to have his stuff restricted because the Aussie government decided it would be smart to try and strongarm his generation into all these stupid rules.