But that’s the problem, this bill does absolutely nothing to rectify that. They could try and hold the companies to account (good luck with Elon on Trumps team), or even better, they could snap back to reality and actually look at educating kids how to navigate and use these online spaces.

Do you think that kids at 16, suddenly getting access with no prior experience or knowledge of how the systems work will be better?

1. We have existing regulation about media and who can watch it, we should update this and apply it as well as we can to new technologies.
2. Children should be taught how to verify information and utilise online spaces healthily, like it or not, these spaces will be around in some form.
3. Parents should be taught how to work with their children and should be held accountable, same as if i let my 13 yr old go to an R rated movie.

There are much worse places than instagram and tiktok, that won’t be following any government recommendations. This bill does nothing but enhance the surveillance state, as everyone will be required to verify their identity, what the government is really doing is fighting online anonymity, but please just think of those poor little kids.

I agree with all your criticism of social media, I hate it (this is the only platform I am on) but if they pass this bill, social media will still be round, fucking up the world, just the same.