Social media platforms engineer their software to addict you, and young minds are particularly susceptible. The court rightly saw through the bs free speech claims, at least as it applies to minors. I am normally a free-speech maximalist, but there is a huge difference between kids and adults.

It is NOT the job of government to be the parent and I do not want the government parenting my children.
I'm old enough to remember the whole "nanny state" freak out over any perceived government intrusion into personal lives but suddenly they are all in for the government controlling almost every aspect of our daily lives.

When it comes to TV, books, movies and the Internet, we should not be eroding our rights and giving up control of our access to the Internet, young or old. Parents should be parents and control that if that is what they want.
What is defined as "Social media"? Many online games have internal chat features.
Is the next step that the government will only allow you to install approved games and software on your PC?
This sounds like a way for the government to monitor and control you social media accounts.
No. Everything about this is wrong.

Then if the kids do use a phone you can sue the maker of the phone for not verifying the age of the person using it.

Or should that be left up to the parents.

There's loads of researching showing the harm social media has on children. I have no problem regulating big tech the same way we regulate big tobacco.

Or will Dump just break the law like usual.

I can't really say I've noticed any real changes or hoops to jump through as a result, but I'm more concerned about age verification often requiring users to submit sensitive personal information.

Requiring users to verify our identity will deter individuals (especially vulnerable groups like LGBTQ+ youth and dissidents) from sharing views or seeking support due to fear of being identified or monitored. Or worse.

Do you know what the Texas threshold and method is for age verification?
Does it create the framework for Texas to track their usage or what apps they are using and for how long?

For a state that bitched for decades about the risks of the "nanny state" telling us what we can and can't do to trying to control when what people access is one hell of a swing.

How are websites going to implement this new functionality?

how to evade online restrictions than your average state legislator.