Age restrictions are popular. Billion dollar corporations won't protect their users well-being if it means even a small drop in share price and exec bonuses, we know this from past behaviour.

I don't want my children's attention stolen and for them to be radicalised by social media. Yes, I am aware that parents need to put in work, which I do. But fighting against billion dollar corporations is a losing battle unless numbers are on your side.

The only way to the pendulum swings in favour of common people is with the help of government. I know is an unpopular opinion, but I trust a Labour government in the UK more than Meta and Tiktok, that's for sure.

If VPN providers are enabling age restrictions to be bypassed then sorry, either they play nice or they get blocked as well.

Everything else aside from age restrictions (and the accompanying social media ban) I am broadly sympathetic with, and I wouldn't deny age restrictions are being used as a way to get more access to private data that should be accepted.

If there was a way to pick out the overreach I would support that, but in general I will vote for age restrictions and social media bans.