Sounds like a good way to kill social media. Anti-social media will thrive in such an environment.

Sure it will. To bypass the ban, kids will be forced to conceal their identities. If they expose themselves, the platforms will be compelled to close their accounts. The consequence of failure to maintain privacy is the inconvenience of opening a new account.

This ban would teach kids to lie better. To conceal their identities online.

That certainly isn’t the objective of the ban, but it would be a positive consequence.

Unfortunately, the negative consequences almost certainly outweigh the positive.

On the plus side, kids under 15 should be taught not to give their names, ages, locations, or any other personal data on the internet. Avoiding the bans that providers would have to enforce against them instills long-term privacy consciousness, making them better netizens in the future.

On the minus, the kid is now violating the law when they get online. They are going to conceal their online activities from the responsible adults in their lives. Groomers and other predators are going to have a field day.

What the ban absolutely won’t do is reduce screen time or keep kids off social media.