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The debate surrounding a social media ban for young people is actually about the following strategic steps. It represents a classic case of strategic incrementality. STOP: Please do not send emails to my university address! This address is exclusively for official business. Join the waiting list for the webinar on game-theoretic negotiation: https://www.rieck-verlag.de/verhandlu... Would you like to become a channel member? I'm excited:    / @profrieck   ►SOURCES: Headline compilation: https://x.com/awholenewstory/status/2... Statista: https://www.statista.com/chart/35822/... Real-name law failed in South Korea: https://www.adwus.de/verbraucher/klar... Social media ban in Australia; Circumvention by young people: https://deutsches-schulportal.de/schu... Thanks to: https://x.com/kaunlaran1/status/20256... ►FURTHER INFORMATION FROM TEAM RIECK: Strategic Analysis: The Cascade of Identification The current momentum for a social media ban for young people is not an isolated phenomenon, but rather the initial move in a multi-stage process. Anyone who merely debates youth protection here is making a category error. 1. Incrementalism as Leverage Strategically speaking, this is a salami tactic (incrementalism). "Protecting young people" serves as a moral anchor point to achieve an outcome that would be politically unfeasible in a one-shot approach. Creating a technical infrastructure for age verification results in sunk costs. Once the fixed costs of surveillance are covered, the marginal costs of expanding to a general real-name policy drop to near zero. This can convince other players who would have initially rejected this requirement due to excessive costs. 2. The End of the Current Equilibrium Anonymity is not a "bug," but a necessary safe space in a democracy. Without pseudonymity, the marketplace of opinions collapses into an equilibrium where all actors, fearing reputational damage, send only system-compliant signals (self-censorship). 3. The Intervention Spiral Technologically, the ban forces a flight into VPN tunnels. This inevitably induces the next regulatory intervention (VPN ban), which massively increases transaction costs for the entire economy. We are observing a game of "whac-a-mole," in which policymakers attempt to bind technological realities through legal fictions. Conclusion: Age verification is the Trojan horse for acquiring digital privacy. Anyone who says A (protecting minors) is, in game theory terms, paving the way for B (total identification). ►MORE FROM CHRISTIAN RIECK: ○Instagram:   / profrieck   ○Twitter:   / profrieck   ○LinkedIn:   / profrieck   #profrieck #socialmedia Note: The links provided may be affiliate links, for which I receive a commission. Thank you if you use these links! Disclaimer: This is an educational channel, not a financial or medical channel. The content of my videos and podcasts is for general information purposes only and does not constitute financial or medical advice, nor is it a personal recommendation. Please always consult multiple independent sources and seek professional advice before making decisions, especially regarding investments or medical matters. The opinions expressed here do not constitute a call to action. They are not a recommendation to buy or sell any kind of asset, including securities or tangible assets. Nor are they a recommendation for any form of self-treatment or self-diagnosis. Please take these statements seriously.