I have heard this argument and agree with it. However… to use those services, you already have to dox yourself. You have to create an account (they nerf anonymous access to the point of unusability) and in doing so, link your name into the web of information these ad brokers and their ilk already have about you. And that is FAR MORE than any government-issued ID would provide.
So my immediate reaction to an ID requirement is “no way” but further thought reveals that it really doesn’t matter. The only way to win is not to play. None of those social media apps/sites are necessary, nobody has to use them.
Whenever I see kids selling lemonade now, I think about how they are subsidized by their parents (you know they’re not buying those supplies at the store) and then I realize most grown adults who “start businesses” are subsidized by their parents as well. So what I’m saying is that lemonade stands are unfair. Also, I never carry cash and they rarely take Venmo.
The fact that they have to charge
$60 to not have all that crap in there should tell you everything about why they have that crap in there. Taking it out kills their revenue stream from their “free” fully-featured version.
And “dangerous urban youths”