government supplied list

Does the government know which sites users attempted to access? Or is it strictly a static list with everything handled on the device?

But in a country with a more liberal government I’d rather have them keep records of my kids’ internet usage than a private company.

I'd rather neither. Why does the supplier need usage stats? Just provide a list and keep it at that, with an option to request a site be allowed through (that obviously would go to the supplier).

But maybe that's me in the US speaking. I don't trust my government with that information, and I also don't trust countries I visit to have that info either.

between this and a system where Apple/Google/Nintendo does all this instead I’d prefer the government method.

I don't really have a preference since I reject both as unacceptable. I prefer my approach: no filters, and I only provide access to devices if I trust my kids to follow the rules, and if I catch them breaking the rules, they lose access to the device.