Polling shows that social media bans are overwhelmingly popular. This article is for canada but it holds true for the US. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/01/majority-of-americans-support-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16/
Just wanted to share because I’ve seen people act like it’s some anti-democratic conspiracy that these (bad) laws are going into place.
Exactly. It’s all a farce of a pretext on its face. But far too many people believe the state not only can be neutral but benevolent. Something which has never been born out in the long term. And are looking for the state to save them from a system built to serve those that would be the state. It’s the height of fantasy.