No, he wants to tie every social media account to a verified government issued ID so he or a future leader can engage in systematic oppression of the people he dislikes. That's what all these schemes have in common.

Don't want your kids using social media? Learn to use parental controls. That's all it takes.

Banning it comes with the secondary effect that it starts to look even more like smoking. It is not just about disallowing people on social media but changing the perception around it.

And it's not just been implemented in France but internationally.