[chrisjj]

...except when the harm spreads far beyond the family.

"We have reached an inflection point. We are facing nothing short of a societal catastrophe caused by the fact that so many of our children are addicted to social media." says the Lord proposing the UK ban.

[iamnothere]

Same moral panic that we had over TV, video games, and Pokemon cards.

[chrisjj]

The fact this time we have a ban says you're wrong.

[iamnothere]

No, it says that the government is overreaching in a desperate attempt to regain control over public opinion. (They will fail.)