The article doesn't really discuss education outcomes at all, that is something you brought up. It sounds like we agree that there is an issue here. I'm suggesting that there are other reasons that explain the performance drop.

My reading of the article is that it criticizes the implementation of this policy and the methodology behind it, which I agree with.

Living in a country that moved quickly from a "social media ban" to an "adult content ban" in the space of 3 months, I feel that these policies are overreach due to how they must be implemented. As in, they require all users to provide verification, not just the targeted cohort.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy92qpv424o