At this point we're no longer talking about social media we're talking about personalisation. None of what you said touched on either the social aspect or wheth

At this point we're no longer talking about social media we're talking about personalisation. None of what you said touched on either the social aspect or whether something is or is not a medium for such activity. Which is fine, but probably something to keep in mind when debating definitions. Most of what you mentioned is more about privacy. Which could indeed do with some additional protections, though attempts at an age restriction tend to run into the paradox that you need to know someone's age to enact the restriction, which means you need their personal info, which is what we're trying to avoid. I'm not sure preventing targeted ads or recommendations it is enough though. Part of the problem with social media is that they accelerate all types of social interaction, which may be harmful in and of itself (you don't need recommendation algorithms or targeted ads for something to go viral after all, viral memes predate both of those).