16Human agencyBelow the top 20
Parental-control theatre
CapabilityDomain knowledgeAffordanceImpact domainBoth
Statement (NASA form)
Given that teen safety features that require an adult to opt in are already the default, there is a possibility of households believing a control exists that is not armed resulting in harm that happens under a dashboard that reads ‘protected’.
Likelihood
4Likely
Consequence
3Major
Urgency
4Expedite
A switch the parent never finds is not a control. It is a press release.
Composite 16 = 4×3 + 4
Applicable mitigations
Controls · Default-on crisis routing for under-18 accounts · Hard age-gating on companion products · Ban retention optimisation during crisis sessions · Pace rules: no irreversible action faster than a human can reconstruct it · A real off-ramp that still functions · Contract-first delegation with privilege attenuation · Duty of care on high-stakes delegates