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As a parent I think this is a GOOD first step. Reason: it is much easier to get my kids off social media if I can tell them it is prohibited, and I’m convinced it will improve their grades (amongst many other things).
Best case scenerio; in school they will just hear of a way to go around the block and use these sites while you not noticing and having a false sense of security. Worst case scenerio, they will find another dodgy social media website that does not enforce these verifications and be exposed to much more horrible content than main stream social media. Blanket bans are almost always less efficient than a parent getting digital literacy and imposing these rules by custom methods.
As a parent you could tell them its prohibited anyway. You can literally block access to it.
How many of your kids have your tried this on?
Dont be crying when your kids leave you without contact one day. Also because it is easier, it don't automatically make it a good choice - your kids are not machines.
How many kids have your tried raising yourself?
Why aren’t you parenting them on this topic then? Beside the parenting bits you can also put in place technical measures to filter out what they can access… reasonably so. And when they break out of those controls it also means that they are smart enough to take on the internet anyway.
Don’t be beligerent, matey. Get some kids first, then see how it works out ;-)
Crazy to see that you feel the need to downvote my answer...
I have two… I kind of see… I’m not claiming expertise but « matey » isn’t on his first trip…
Why not explain to them how to safely navigate the internet, and tell them that if they ever encounter something strange, they can speak to you? Why not put up blockers yourself? Or not give them access to social media in the first place?
Do you have children yourself?