Children shouldn’t have devices.

They certainly shouldn’t have always online devices capable of accessing social media platforms.

US father of three here and if they’re younger than 15 just hand them a Nintendo switch… if you hand them anything at all.

You will never win the arms race you’ll be fighting- against both your children and the platforms.

Just opt out.

The Switch has a built in web browser that is "hidden" barely. Ample Youtube videos will show your child how to use it to access instagram, discord, even roblox supposedly.

Does your school not force them to have some sort of laptop? I was using my middle school provided laptop to do things I probably shouldn't have on my parent's network with them none the wiser, and the school not caring what I did, and utterly unable to stop me even if they wanted. In fact, the IT department basically drafted me and a few other students to be repair techs.

I was only superficially technically inclined at the time.

Parents will want control over their 16-18 year olds too, that's kind of a critical time.

"Just don't let them use the internet at all" is a great way to ensure your kid cannot develop any sort of healthy relationship with the internet once they become an age where they can just buy their own stuff, and sets them up nicely to be fresh, naive meat to whoever wants to exploit them.

My family is all experiencing this.

You have simply given parents a lose lose lose lose situation, and then complain when they turn to the only remaining group claiming to offer assistance.