This is my stance as well. There’s data out the ass about how detrimental screen time and social media is for minors. Besides the obvious blame here being on the parents, it’s easy to just have something for verification without holding personal data.

Dead internet theory becoming more true by the day. I mean, it was already true, now it’s just more true.

Yup. For me it was when I went on vacation with my family. Tried to enjoy a movie in the evening after a day out and my god. Ads every literal 7 minutes of movie. How the fuck anyone can deal with that is beyond me.