I'm not allowed in my case bc they involve talking with people online and you all know i'm not allowed to do that
Wait...what? one more time? lol
No but seriously, it's funny because with topics like this one you make me feel like a grandpa.
I believe parents do not educate their kids to use technology nowadays because there is a big lacking in interest from them. They just block, block and block because of some stupid censorship shenanigan gene they have.
If I had a kid of 15 years old I would allow him/her to play whatever they wanted and talk with whoever they wanted, because I know I would have explained everything about these things and the different approaches to take and outcomes to face. If my kid isn't retard, the info would be much more impactful than just blocking it from doing anything. The main issue here is kind of psychological, because parents feel empowered by being able to block and control somebody, even if they are their own kids.
Since I was 10, my father educated me about drugs, tobacco and alcohol mainly, and also about sex. When I was 12, my group of friends started to try tobacco "for fun" and I told them I didn't want. It costed me losing my group of friends and stick with another one, totally different. Thanks to that, I started playing videogames, and that was real fun for me.
I have never been blocked from doing anything, since I was 12 I could go outside to play until 22:00 in the night because my parents knew I was a really responsible kid. Everytime I had a problem I called them, everytime I had bad grades or fail an exam I told my parents without hesitation, but a little afraid though lol. My father used to ground me without playing games but allowed me to go outside to play with friends because he told me that was very important for my personal growth.
I once had a very interesting conversation with my father when I was 14, because in middle school I used to fail at every subject because I was not interested in studying. It was summer vacation and my father asked me why I was not interested in studying, and I told him it was not the time for me. It was the time to enjoy life and have fun with friends because when they grow up they would have family and kids and I didn't want to have kids so they will have little time to spend with me. My father got surprised and granted me the best wish I could have for that summer: total freedom to stay with my friends, no time limit to come back home and play as much as I wanted, as long as he knew I was safe wherever I were.
Now I am a grown up "kid", with a good engineer job and a nice life.
I feel very fortunate for having these parents, specially when I started living by myself. They educated me well without pushing or watching me very much and they have my eternal gratitute for that, that's why I would educate my children in the same way :)