Broken clock is right, but for the wrong reasons (i.e. like a broken clock).

age-gating social media = obligatory ID verification for social media access

Do you trust your government to handle your ID data safely and in a way that law enforcement etc. can’t access without proper cause? This is definitely going to get used to do police raids and years-long device seizures on people who call dick politicians dicks (the process is the punishment).

If you actually want to protect children, force operating system manufacturers or home internet hardware manufacturers to implement child filters that work reliably.