exactly. im just spitballing but there should be a kid only Neocities website or something that is anonymous with pre-selected prompts you can send to other kids, no DMs or personal pictures allowed. kids and teenagers on instagram/tiktok is like kids of the early 1900s smoking a pack a day. and of course active parenting limiting how much time they spend online. as a kid in the 2000s, our bare bones sites was enough to let us feel involved with the world and still use the internet safely.

evil personified indeed, known as early as 2008: Why You Should Beware of Facebook

Benn Jordan really is goated. I wish he had an independent website with all of his videos and guides, but I get wanting to reach a larger audience.

marginalia-search but for self hosted instances is a great idea