"Messaging services and gaming sites, however, will not be restricted"
"Such legislation could push kids into “dangerous, unregulated parts of the internet”, Digital Industry Group Inc says - a fear also expressed by some experts."
“We don’t fence the ocean… but we do create protected swimming environments that provide safeguards and teach important lessons from a young age”
“I can’t think of any technology that exists at this point that can pull this off”
"More recently France introduced legislation requiring social media platforms to block access to children under 15 without parental consent. Research indicated almost half of users were able to circumvent the ban using a simple VPN."
This whole thing is probably going to fall flat on its face.
Older adults act like teenagers and younger children don't know how to get around "bans" and "blocks" or don't know their way around the internet in general.
I think the opposite is the case.
I'd wager that the average teen knows more about and has more experience using private messaging services, VPNs, IP blockers etc... than I do.
Remember when using proxies on school computers was all the craze?