You are missing the point. The real purpose is to control the Internet and free speech. They've been trying this for ages. Now the excuse is protecting children. Soon terrorism will be back. And don't forget aոtisеmіtism, too.
Not exactly a good moment for this particular caste of politicians/elites to pretend they care about children's well-being!
Related podcast episode https://corecursive.com/red-queen-coding/