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Here are 2 things that you should know:
For this to work, you must block a lot of non-EU websites. There will be a lot of pressure to do just that, not just from ideologues but also the copyright industry, and maybe even parts of Big Tech. The copyright industry wants to block pirate sites. Actually, anything that suppresses competition is good. See for example how piracy shield works in Italy.
That means, that all online activities by minors must be carefully monitored. "Private" messages from or to minors must be scanned for suspicious content and possibly handed over to authorities. That implies that offering encryption to minors must be outlawed.
Especially cyberbullying is very complex and deeply personal phenomenon. It may include spreading rumors, or excluding someone from a group. Somehow Big Tech is supposed to find a way to solve this. We take all the grievances against Big Tech, and this is the conclusion?
But maybe it's okay, because our governments will be instructing Big Tech on what do. Is that really how much you trust your government?
I find it unlikely that this infrastructure would only be used against minors, once it exists. EG the government servers that indicate your age could also indicate that you are under investigation, and that all your activities should be recorded for the police.
Does this also mean that if two minors of lets say age 16 exchange spicy pictures that were previously only between them, from then on involves at least one adult "reviewer" who then has to save the image for documentation purposes creating a large library of flagged spicy pics, possibly worth millions?
That already exists.
Those spicy pictures are so-called CSAM; Child Sexual Abuse Material. Most countries have exceptions in their laws to keep kids out of jail. But it is legally very risky. As soon as such images are shared, even other minors may face prosecution.
When the police seize such images, they go into databases. They are also shared with some privileged companies, that are allowed to handle such images. They use them to scan for these or similar images being shared on the net. I understand that it is quite lucrative to offer such services, on account of having near monopolies. I'm sure not all those who volunteer for these jobs are hardy men who do it only for the satisfaction.