I'm not the parent, but as a frequent reader of Genius, the annotations often discuss the connection between the lyrics and the artist's personal life --- sometimes with wild speculation. It is standard in contemporary music for artists to build their careers writing songs about their personal experiences, no matter the genre. Pop, hip-hop, country, folk, and punk are all filled with artists who are loved by their fans for successfully performing "authenticity" in their songs. Fans of those kinds of artists love to try and decode the lyrics. People go to Genius and read the annotations for a Taylor Swift song because they want to know which breakup that song is about. It gets into even more of a difficult situation when it comes to artists who sing/rap about their legally-questionable activities.
Now, if you hold the belief that words on the internet can never hurt, you won't buy that argument. But every user-generated content platform needs to have a plan for moderation of that content. Rumors and misinformation can spread everywhere.
They do have verified accounts that lets the artist annotate their own songs and interact with fans on the site. I thought that was super cool until I read some real cringe-worthy crap from the artist and it just killed the song for me.
Now, if you hold the belief that words on the internet can never hurt, you won't buy that argument. But every user-generated content platform needs to have a plan for moderation of that content. Rumors and misinformation can spread everywhere.