While I agree with this, I also find that the "but think of the children" ironic retort also usually ignores the very real problems that technology can cause children (and society at large). In this issue in particular, if banning social media for children makes it less likely for adults to use it, I see it as pretty much a win-win.

Children are the survival of the species our DNA wires us to to protect them.

So in this case, do we just stop thinking about the children in totality?