Isn’t this a red herring? Do you need to provide a smart phone or just a phone? If it’s a smart phone do you need to enable unfettered access or just the safety related apps you need?
I would welcome detailed articles about exactly that over this guy harping on his "right" to win this argument with the preponderance of the evidence.
He seems very hung up on stamping his foot and insisting the world admit he's right, damn it, and not actually all that concerned about helping parents raise their children better.