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I do have kids approaching this age, but I dont see how thats relevant.
Even as a childless bachelor, any idiot can conclude that children spending less time on social media is good for society.
It’s relevant because a lot of us who have raised children understand where the government has gone wrong with this.
That doesn’t mean we all agree, some parents who’ve been through this agree with the law, as you said.
The peer pressure, if it happens, will continue; that’s something I’ll let you know now before yours get to that age. In fact it’ll be stronger because this time they’re really being a rebel; it’s not just mum and dad.
Any idiot concluding that keeping children off social networks is a good thing, is not the same as a government introducing flawed legislation to do that, legislation which will be ineffective. As for what other problems arise from this, we have to wait and see.
Edit: they’re for you’re, third paragraph.
Edit 2: last paragraph for clarity