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But they don't. So what's your solution? To me "sorry kids, but you should be mentally damaged if your parents don't have the inclination or ability to block social media" isn't a solution.
You can't just leave kids to be fucked over in the event their parents aren't properly regulating them to the fullest.
We have laws preventing children from buying alcohol, but based on your thinking, we should get rid of those. After all, it's the parents' responsibility to ensure their children don't get drunk...
This is just going back to the "well it's on the parents. And if kids get damaged in the process, that's unfortunate, but society shouldn't try to prevent it"
Charge parents with neglect if they should have been expected to notice and respond to problems. That should be a jailable offense. Having kids comes with an obligation to make an effort.
If problems are noticed and parents aren't doing their job, kids should be relocated to families that will do their job and the parents jailed for child abuse.
I'm more saying the age limit is clumsy here since the real issue is understanding and consenting to risk. Businesses aren't equipped to handle that, and parents can't really regulate it, hence the age limit.
Social media is completely different though, since parents are in direct control of the devices their kids have access to at home, and what's available on their home network. Parents have the power to handle this themselves, so they should be expected to do so. The government can (and probably should) provide education and tools, as well as provide some form of consequences if parents neglect that responsibility, but it shouldn't take that role itself.