A shame that all the questions thrown to the Conservative spokesperson on #R4today about a #SmartphoneBan were on the technical aspects of the policy, and not โ€œHow much investment would you put into real-world youth services and leisure services to ensure young people had non-virtual spaces to mix and socialise?โ€.
Khap panchayat in UP's Baghpat issues guidelines banning teens from using smartphones and wearing half-pants, citing Western influence & traditional values. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/up-khap-panchayat-teen-smartphone-half-pants-ban-uq9a65lb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #UttarPradesh #KhapPanchayat #Smartphoneban #Teenagers
Govt Proposes Smartphone Ban For Students Under 16

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed that the government is considering a ban on smartphone use for students under the age of 16. The potential move is said to be part of efforts toโ€ฆ

Lowyat.NET

From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban - Gothamist

https://gothamist.com/news/from-burner-phones-to-decks-of-cards-nyc-teens-are-adjusting-to-the-smartphone-ban

A week into the ban on internet-enabled devices, students say they are making it work.

#SmartphoneBan #NYC

From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban

A week into the ban on internet-enabled devices, students say they are making it work.

Gothamist

Silicon Valley has known this for years and not only didn't care, actively promoted it. Look at the state of America now for an example of where we are heading. If only we had a PM who would actually stand up to America....

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/07/the-crux-of-all-evil-what-happened-to-the-first-city-that-tried-to-ban-smartphones-for-under-14s

#UKPOL #UKPolitics #Smartphones #SiliconValley #SmartphoneBan

โ€˜The crux of all evilโ€™: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?

Itโ€™s a year since teachers in St Albans asked parents not to give younger children smartphones. How successful have they been? What do the kids think about it? And has it made the adults think about their own โ€˜addictionโ€™?

The Guardian
๐Ÿš€ #Finland bravely ventures where parents fear to tread: banning smartphones in #schools to finally stop Generation Z from TikToking their way through algebra! ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Meanwhile, Finnish students start studying the ancient art of... paying attention. ๐Ÿ˜‚ #BackToTheStoneAge
https://yle.fi/a/74-20158886 #SmartphoneBan #GenerationZ #PayingAttention #TikTok #HackerNews #ngated
Finland bans smartphones in schools

Pupils will be able to use their phones in some circumstances, but they will need to get permission from teachers.

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๐Ÿšซ #SmartphoneBan puรฒ aprire porte a conseguenze inaspettate. Scopri tutti i dettagli nelle nostre ultime ricerche. #TechImpact ๐Ÿ“ต

๐Ÿ”— https://www.tomshw.it/smartphone/vietare-smartphone-le-conseguenze-che-non-ti-dicono

Vietare smartphone: le conseguenze che non ti dicono

Smartphone ai giovani: vietare รจ controproducente. L'educazione e la consapevolezza sono la vera protezione e la chiave per il futuro.

Tom's Hardware

Oh yeah, they're really going to fuck this up, aren't they?~
Don't listen to children, don't listen to parents, just ban something and bend to Big Money, just as always.
No wonder the Youth is nihilistic.....

https://news.sky.com/story/will-the-pm-side-with-parents-or-tech-bros-labour-peer-demands-action-on-childrens-smartphone-safety-13341354

#AdolescenceNetflix #TechBros #Labour #UKPOL #UKpolitics #SmartphoneBan

'Will the PM side with parents or tech bros?': Labour peer demands action on children's smartphone safety

Sky

Trouble is when you're "making sure that our children are educated about things like misogyny, healthy relationships" is the Parents relationships might be exposed as unhealthy, and those parents don't want that so they'll be crying out for Smartphones to be banned instead.

#UKPOL #UKpolitics #Empathy #Wokeness #Misogyny #SmartphoneBan