At what age would you let your kids to the real Internet?

I grew up in the nascent days of the wider available internet and it had much less guard rails than it does these days, which in some sense enabled me to be curious and learn the things that got me to where I am now.

I guess it could go wrong and turn my kid into a monster, but how can you win if you don't play?

Having kids is an iterative process anyway, just keep making them and it will work out :)

When you feel your kid shows a strong sense of autonomy/responsibility.

I don't know when that will be, but if there's one thing I do know it's probably not until double digit age or early teen years.

I have no intention of giving my kids free-reign of infinite feeds of content. They can however do whatever they want in their time allowed on the internet, but it will be reviewed occasionally to make sure it's not going down a bad path like some of the horror stories I've heard from other parents.

Before they have access to the internet outside of your home.

Either you teach them, or the world does.

Not positive yet. Mine's 10 and still doesn't.

Probably will loosen up some by middle school...maybe age 12ish?

The thought still terrifies me, though.

Whenever they can figure out how to dial into the completely unreliable modem bridge I would set up for them.

4 yo because that was a time I felt my first information hunger, I can even remember some books I have read at that time.

Way more interesting question is how to get a decent censoreship to the kid at the age X. F.e. I would not introduce kid to Tor before maybe 7 yo.

Youtube is bad enough sometimes.