Nothing matters more than protecting kids. Australia just used this powerful argument to ban social media for everyone under 16, becoming the first nation to do so.

The move from Down Under is being widely celebrated here in America, especially by parents, family advocates and politicians. I worry, however, that they’ve forgotten a piece of wisdom every kid knows: Two wrongs don’t make a right.

I say this as a parent of seven – yes, seven – children, ages 10 and under. My wife and I have zero intention of letting them use social media.

We’re equally committed to keeping cell phones out of their hands as long as we can, probably until they go off to college. We believe so much of what is on the internet steals someone’s childhood, introducing them to things that no kid should see.

The dangers are real and well-documented. We’re absolutely going to keep our kids safe.

But I’m also a big believer in technology’s incredible potential. I’m also a big doubter of the government’s........

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