Children and their use of social media is becoming an increasingly challenging topic for parents and authorities everywhere in the world. Many European countries look to be edging closer to taking steps toward a broad social media ban for children, while in other parts of the world, especially the Middle East, there is less concern about the harm being caused. So, is there a need to regulate content, for young and old alike, to shield everyone from toxic online content or the damage caused by spending too many hours glued to screens?