alt Hacker News> Comparing today's internet to the 90s is hardly fair. It has become extremely predatory...
I think you're missing the point they're trying to make. It's not that the problem isn't real, it's that the solution won't work. Kids will find a way around. They have a lot more free time than us.
If you're geeky enough to install a virtual machine and know that will break the restrictions, you're probably mature enough to not need them.
Banning pubs from selling to minors doesn't work, but we should still do it, right?