Comment Re:Yes, but... (Score 4, Insightful) 108
Phone or a tablet is not a problem, it is unrestricted access to social media that is. As a parent, I tried setting up Apple's child restrictions on a tablet. What a disfunctional mess. Unlike other aspects of iPadOS that are usable, this is just an obvious lawyer-driven kludge. It was not at all functional.
More than just this, it’s also proper education and training in how to be responsible, healthy, and safe online. Simply denying them access based on nothing but authoritarian principle is likely going to lead to nonstop binges once they inevitably are on their own. It’s important for them to actually understand why.