I’d like to think it was a subtle middle finger to Hasbro.

I used to use a Meier Audio headphone amp which ‘fixed’ this with a switch toggle. Handy feature.

This is going to be a bit annoying for those of us who do remote tech support for family members.

I’ve attended a seminar for child protection before that was delivered by a former cop (that worked in the sex crimes division) and they said the exact same thing - in the context of correctly making the distinction between paedophile and sex offender.

Sounds like he was grooming her.