The thread explores whether age restrictions on internet access are viable or necessary. One camp argues restrictions are impractical given that education, social coordination, and peer relationships now depend on internet access - excluding children would exclude them from essential modern life. Another argues for protection from documented harms (exploitation, misinformation, comparison culture). A third perspective reframes the debate: rather than asking whether to gate access by age, we should focus on what healthy internet use looks like developmentally and invest in digital literacy education instead of blanket restrictions.