I see social media in the same way as alcohol. Mostly good but definitely bad when abused. And we are responsible for teaching kids where that line is and how to navigate consumption to minimize the downsides. A government ban that makes teaching harder is counter-productive, even if I do commend the effort to reduce the harm being done.

Unfortunately, it has become a bit of a “tragedy of the commons” where kids record each other so often, an expectation of being recorded has changed all social dynamics. So a government-mandated ban may help reduce that enough for the issues to be localized and more easily spotted.