The social media is fairly monopoliesed, so atm it’s neither parents nor the gov controlling them, it’s a random megacorp.
So what you suggest is still overcontrolling them, just by another (unelected, for profit) party.
And even if one kid doesn’t use social media but the majority does, that kid will be an outsider their whole life lacking a big part of the experience that shaped the majority.
That said, I’m ofc very much pro (actual) anonymity on the internets bcs way too many bad undemocratic/anti-equality things can come out of it, especially in a time of giant walled internet gardens with huge power & even larger interests.
The social media is fairly monopoliesed, so atm it’s neither parents nor the gov controlling them, it’s a random megacorp.
So what you suggest is still overcontrolling them, just by another (unelected, for profit) party.
And even if one kid doesn’t use social media but the majority does, that kid will be an outsider their whole life lacking a big part of the experience that shaped the majority.
That said, I’m ofc very much pro (actual) anonymity on the internets bcs way too many bad undemocratic/anti-equality things can come out of it, especially in a time of giant walled internet gardens with huge power & even larger interests.