Great thread. I've found it tricky getting into why the ban is a bad idea. The pull of "BUT I WANT KIDS TO BE SAFE ONLINE!" is very strong, & a ban can, on the surface, seem like the best/quickest way to do that.
But it really isn't, for loads of reasons, the details in this thread chief among them
There’s been an enormous furore over plans to introduce mandatory age verification for social media. While many people think it’s a good thing but policy experts oppose to. To help explain why; the online gaming platform Roblox has provide us with a very timely case study.
Brief 🧵
