Is social media the new "video games are bad"? Before that it was tv, before that radio, chess, books and so on.

How about we actually parent our children instead of letting technology do it for us? Teach them the benefits of moderation, harmfull effects of too much social media, etc. Why do people look for everything and anything to blame bar themselves? You can argue all you want about how addictive it is but at the end of the day, its your failure as a parent if your kid actually ends up addicted to it.