@mttaggart I am not sure what this is truly about: ID verification? SM ban? I believe these are two different topics. Once research shows that something has a negative health effects, it has to be limited or regulated. Take alcohol for instance. I believe I am not the only one who drank alcohol before the legal age. So, yes, kids find ways to get around prohibitions. However this is about not letting them drink regularly and become alcoholic.
Would you legalise alcohol at any age?

@s1m0n4 @mttaggart kids get their hands on illegal drugs without much effort, so even if they lack the skills to defeat this stuff how long do you think it would take black market to exploit the demand?

@CliffsEsport @mttaggart
A minority of kids do that. And the numbers have drastically dropped on that front. Gen Z, now adult, is the generation the most focused on health and wellbeing we've ever seen.
Smoking isn't cool anymore.

@s1m0n4 @mttaggart Doesn't match data I have both from primary data collection myself, as well as lifelong study of crime. Context studied forensics & criminology in college and have received research grant for studying crime. Talk to kids that trust you, local LEO or County attorneys or check local crime data. Or gang activity, etc I've interviewed convicts, kids, including gang affiliated.

@CliffsEsport @mttaggart then I'm asking again: would you remove restrictions on alcohol or drugs just because teens find other ways to get those things anyway?
I don't think that's a valid argument.