[axguscbklp]

100 years ago: "legal alcohol is hurting our children"

70 years ago: "atheists and communists are hurting our children"

35 years ago: "drugs are hurting our children"

25 years ago: "violent video games are hurting our children"

Now: "social media is hurting our children"

All were/are probably true to some extent in some cases, but that does not mean that it necessarily made/makes sense to try to turn society against the risky or dangerous thing. Skateboarding hurts some children. Does that mean that we should ban TV shows that celebrate skateboarding? "It is for the sake of the children" is a time-tested way to get people to support authoritarian policies.

[ummonk]

120 years ago: "coal mines are hurting our children"

[suzzer99]

60 years ago - "lead paint is hurting our children"