Should social media be regulated like tobacco?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should social media be regulated like tobacco?". Your opponent's style: Bo Burnham

we need to focus more on the ocean so we don't have a chance of declination and we have a better future

I'm reading this as "we should regulate social media like tobacco." But your actual point seems scrambled, so let me attack the weakest version of that argument. You're conflating two separate problems. Ocean health and social media regulation have no logical connection. If you mean "we should focus resources on existential threats like climate instead of regulating apps," that's actually my position, not yours. Social media regulation wastes political capital on a non-lethal problem while oceans genuinely collapse. You've accidentally argued against regulation. Which is it, then? Do you actually want tobacco-style regulation, or are you saying we should ignore minor harms for major ones? Pick a lane.

we need to protect the ocean so we have a better future \

You're still not engaging with the actual debate. You've pivoted completely away from social media regulation to ocean conservation, which tells me you either don't have a real argument for tobacco-style regulation or you're stalling. Here's the problem: protecting oceans is urgent and real. Social media regulation is a distraction. If you genuinely believe we should prioritize existential threats, then we agree, and regulation of platforms is a waste of finite political energy. So which matters more to you, the ocean or controlling apps? Stop dodging.