[neumann]

It's a lowest energy state approach. The hope is that the hurdle will be raised high enough that enough kids will go to another outlet that is less harmful.

Personally, I think the cat is out of the bag. The information dense but fractured culture we are in makes it so kids will find otherways to communicate and share 'memes' (original sense of the world) and that this is whack-a-mole.

But, for many kids it will be enough to at least allow the parent's some appeal to authority to minimise their kids screen time and access to social media.