- Harmful effects are known, that is why those laws are created.
- How is a parent going to take phones of their kid's friends? That is the main problem - your kid is going to be pressured to have a social media account. They even can have one on some old phone from their friend.
> That is the main problem - your kid is going to be pressured to have a social media account.
Indeed, that would be the goal, kids should be able talk to other kids their age.
The problem is, I believe, in the excessive phone and screen usage, but parents are easily able to control that (as opposed to smoking or drinking for example).
A simple solution would be:
There is absolutely no need to identify everyone on the internet, or forbid kids to talk to other kids.