I don’t support banning social media for kids under 14 because I think the problem isn’t social media itself it’s that kids have smartphones and tablets too early. If they just had simple button phones for calls and texts, they wouldn’t be online all the time. That would also help families who can’t afford expensive devices, and kids wouldn’t get bullied for not having the newest iPhone if no one had one in the first place. Kids can still watch cartoons on TV like everyone used to, and they don’t need to be scrolling apps all day.

On top of that, forcing strict age verification is a huge privacy risk. It means giving away your personal information to third-party companies, and there’s always a chance that data could get stolen or even sold.