u/OctopusIntellect

welcome to Oxford

I never wanted my 11-year-old to have social media. I’ve done everything I could through Screen Time to prevent them from downloading social media or inappropriate apps…or at least I *thought* I had.

Yesterday, I went through my child’s iPad and found screenshots that looked like they came from a comment section. I noticed my child’s screen name (which, unfortunately, was their actual name) and immediately went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out where it came from.

Turns out **CapCut**, which I always thought of as just a video/photo editing app, has what appears to be an almost hidden social media component.

I started looking through it and was honestly shocked. I didn’t see adults…almost everyone appeared to be kids, and based on what I could tell, many seemed to be around 10–14 years old. After seeing what was being posted, I’m starting to wonder if this is where some kids who aren’t allowed to have social media are going because their parents don’t realize CapCut has this feature.

And some of the things I saw were **wildly inappropriate**. Things I honestly don’t even feel comfortable repeating here.
If your child has CapCut on their iPad/iPhone, I would strongly recommend checking it out yourself. Go into the **“Me”** section in the bottom right and see what’s there. I had absolutely no idea this existed.

I’m honestly disgusted and furious that this is apparently happening on an app I thought was simply an editing tool. I’m seriously considering contacting CapCut directly to ask whether they’re aware of what’s happening in that section and what they’re doing about it.

**Parents, please check your kids’ CapCut accounts.** I genuinely had no idea.

UPDATE: How to find out if your kid has an account: click the “me” section, and then enter your child’s phone number or email. if they have an account, it’ll send a verification code to their phone or email. using that verification code will allow you to log in. from there you’ll be able to see if they have a profile or not.

UPDATE #2: I found a way to remove the App Store and Safari from their home screen entirely. If they want to download an app we will have to do it together. Thanks for all the helpful comments and to all the teenagers out there who were trolling in my comments, you’ll understand how I feel when you have kids. Just wait and see.

UPDATE # 3: How to remove Safari and the App store: Screentime > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps & Features. From there, you can toggle off whatever apps you want including the camera.

I live in the WORST town possible, there are 0 skate parks, and it's illegal(where I live) to ride on public roads (I still skate anyway because the police don't enforce any laws where I live)

but lately I've been finding it difficult to skate due to the amount of friction I've been getting from locals. Anytime I go out I either get kicked out from where I'm skating at, shouted at by Karens, threatened with the police being called on me, or attacked by bums(one time a homeless man ran after me with a pole but thankfully I managed to get away from him on my board).

Is there anything I can do to decrease the frequency of these horrible encounters?

(I would love to skate at a skate park in another town, but my parents won't drive me there)

Throwback in 3rd-4th grade I went to school but I wasn't speaking any of my native language.. I WAS SPEAKING ENGLISH

Do I need to change

But how..?

" Just speak your native language" But I can't

" Just learn " BUT EVERYONE IN MY CLASS HATES ME

Hi everyone, since quite soon after this subreddit (AskTeenBoys2) was created, we've linked to r/Puberty in our sidebar.

My reason for this was that the Puberty subreddit answers a lot of questions that teen boys want answers to, is actively moderated, has good safety advice and safety policies, and always quickly gets answers, many of which are good and accurate answers. (It's a ridiculously popular subreddit, which is why it gets answers so quickly.)

If you've looked at that subreddit before, how do you feel about it? Is there something odd about there being sooooo many people that just keep asking the same questions? (Often very new accounts or very low karma.) Or is that just normal that teenagers find out about Reddit and have questions they want answers to?

Have you posted there and got good answers? Or bad answers? Or posted there and got weird DMs?

(Come to think of it, have you posted *here* and got weird DMs?)

btw I believe the Puberty subreddit recommends that you turn off DMs *before* posting there.

this is NOT a bypass for any limits. please do not remove this post mods.

Hello fellow redditors, this will be the full guide on how to get a phone with cellular data for any price point.

A little about myself before I begin, im 14, and ive had my Iphone 13 for about 6 months now. My parents have family link on my andriod, which my parents wont let me get an iphone for some reason either, even with parental controls, at which I decided to take matters into my own hands.

I currently pay 45usd per month + taxes for unlimited 5g data with international calling an texting. Which I very much use, as my dad is very literate in technology and would see an unauthorized iPhone on our WiFi via the router’s admin panel.

1. BUYING THE PHONE
before you purchase the phone, obtain 220usd in CASH or use a debit card that your parents don’t monitor. I usually run a lot of money through my bank account but slowly got my mom to withdraw cash for me which I used excuses like “oh this is gonna be my fast food fund for the month” or smth like that. Go to your local super walmart, and purchase a phone aswell as the phone plan card with it. it’s 220 usd after taxes for a iPhone 13 and your first month of unlimited data (45 usd plan), pay, and leave the store. As a heads up, you don’t have to get an iPhone, you can usually get a shitty android for super cheap or even for free with activation of a silver unlimited plan.

2. ACTIVATION
Simply setup the phone, then get on a WiFi network. (If you have parents that look at devices on your network, go to a place with free WiFi like I did, chick fil a, McDonald’s, etc) setup a straight talk account and follow the steps to setup your account and phone.

3. PAYMENTS
Remember, you don’t HAVE to always have a plan. If you can’t afford it, don’t get suspicious with your parents asking for 50 bucks, just let it run out and pay for it when you can afford it. When paying for it go to your local super Walmart and buy a pin for whichever plan you’re using. remember: cash isn’t traceable. I always pay with cash or crypto for my codes to make it completely hidden from my parents.

4. HIDING THE PHONE
me personally, my mom is completely illiterate with technology and can’t tell the difference between my android and my burner phone. I usually use it in front of her. My dad would instantly see if close up, but far away probably not. the best hiding spots that I use: under my mattress, in a bubble mailer in my desk, under my pc, in my pc, in my book drawer nobody looks at. These are all good hiding spots that I use and are effective.

**5. EMERGENCIES**
Parent coming towards you from across the room? Stuff the phone in your pants, NOT POCKETS. I usually use my underwear as support to stop it from falling. This always works for me.

6. YOUR CAUGHT WITH THE PHONE, WHAT DO YOU DO?
I’ve never been caught with my iPhone, although I helped my friend get a burner phone and he got caught. We were on a call for hours and this is what you should do. Call up a trusted friend, have them say it’s theirs, (maybe pay them, desperate times come for desperate measures) I got paid 100 bucks to cover for my friend. He was safe. Returned the phone to him later that week.

If you have any questions, feel free to pm me or just reply here. I’m glad I could help people like me as I didn’t have much help myself.

really prec an upvote I have like negative karma rn

mods bro no need to delete this

I’m 16f and for the context I live in india. People here are homophobic asf sooo i posted something about lgbtq right. Then rumours started at my school that I am bisexual (im pansexual). So i told school therapist that i’m being bullied and some kids call me bisexual. SO she asked me if I really am bi ? I told her that im some kind of bi ! like okay because she heard those rumours too ig. (my parents are 🏳️‍🌈phobic btw). So she called my parents next day and SHE TOLD THEM THAT IM BISEXUAL LIKE WTF bro i was waiting for a right moments to talk to them about this 😭😭. I even told her to not 😭😭 But thank god i gaslighted my parents into believing that she was lying! What should I do now She told my parents to get me a clinical therapist like bruh….