Exactly. Its classic misdirection.

Our intentionally addictive and predatory design isn't the problem, it's the youngsters using it, that's the real problem.

The reality is that worldwide governments are itching for more surveillance powers, and big tech always want less accountability - so age verification is perfect for both of them, and even allows them to spin the "what about the children" angle (despite the fact that an increasing number of these powerful people are being revealed as pedos)

This is a classic redirect by large corporations. They've used the same playbook since tobacco. In the book "Dark PR" by Grant Ennis, it's referred to as a "silver boomerang."

with every year it seems everything thing done by govt is for benefit of some mega corp. anything good for common people doesn’t get any attention. if someone like sanders proposes it then it doesn’t get voted by either sides. if it comes into effect by some wonder then its reversed by SC.

All copyrights laws vanished the moment big tech wanted to use everyones IP to replace humans with ai slop but we are yet to have basic inflation control and safety net from medical bankruptcy.