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In my ideal world, it's not an issue because parents don't let kids under a certain age or demonstrated maturity level have computers in their room alone, and even better, they teach their kids how to not have problems with predators, porn, and the deluge of online weirdness and have open, honest talks about how some things are dangerous because they prey on you, some things are dangerous because they get you hooked on certain feelings, and some things are dangerous because they give you false impressions of the world and relationships.
We're about as close to that world as interstellar exploration, I know. Imagine having parents who you don't feel afraid to talk to about mature topics and personal matters.
And all that aside, why is it such a big deal that kids not see boobs but they can see violence and gore? Why is it magically okay for Timmy Neckbeard to watch strangle-fetish porn night and day as soon as he turns 18? Why do we scream about how porn is ruining kids minds but we're not taking down the grifting "masculinity influencers" with as much zeal as we're going after pornhub and other sites that are mostly just consenting adults doing fun biological acts together? Why do we say porn companies are evil and not do anything to make it less evil like better regulations and resources since we know people are going to find ways to make and view it anyway? (These aren't questions for Lemmy but I would sure love to see communities start asking these questions to their elected representatives.)
Our species' obsession with clear lines and labels is making us ignore where the actual problems are, we build fences around the outcomes not the sources. We create solutions to problems we don't even want to look at directly. It's like the government handing out umbrellas to combat the issue with the massive water main leak flooding the street.