Robert Ellison21h ago

Did School Cellphone Bans Work? New Study Finds Mixed Results.

No improvement in test scores from cell phone bans... I've said this for years, we need to take the phones away from the parents rather than the kids... #phone #ban #cellphone

School Cellphone Ban Study Finds Mixed Results

Cellphone bans got devices out of students’ hands, according to the first large study. But behavior and academics have not improved, at least so far.

The New York Times
Hacker News21h ago

It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs

https://tech.yahoo.com/vpn/article/its-official-utah-is-the-us-state-closest-to-banning-vpns-153556814.html

#HackerNews #Utah #VPN #ban #internet #privacy #cybersecurity #tech #news

It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs

The law, which takes effect May 6, doesn't make VPNs illegal — but it's a blow to your rights even if you don't live in Utah.

Yahoo Tech
br00t4c21h ago
The US FCC router ban has updates: Now, the first products have been added to the exempted list -- and it's from Netgear, a company that has dedicated years to lobbying the federal government. #routers #USA #wifi #hotspots #devices #ban #FCC #surveillance youtu.be/qjesRkTFZqY

You'll Subscribe to Your Route...
You'll Subscribe to Your Router, Too | The First Router Bribes Are Here

YouTube
Osna.FM22h ago
The new center-left and right coalition government in Baden-Württemberg plans comprehensive changes to the European Union mandate that prohibits the registratio... https://news.osna.fm/?p=44572 | #news #badenwurttemberg #ban #cdu #emission
Baden-Württemberg Greens and CDU Seek to Relax EU Mandate on 2035 Emission Ban - Osna.FM

Explore Baden-Württemberg's Green/CDU shift on the 2035 ICE ban. Learn how the regional government plans to revise EU emission rules.

Osna.FM
Bich Nguyen22h ago

"Under a recently passed law, selling cigarettes to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, will be illegal—in perpetuity. As long as the law is in effect, no one who is 17 or younger on New Year’s Day 2027 will ever be allowed to buy tobacco legally."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/smoking-ban-uk-cigarettes/687050/

#PublicHealth #tobacco #smoking #cigarettes #ban #prohibition #UnitedKingdom

The End of Cigarettes Is Coming

The U.K. is phasing out smoking. How long will Americans tolerate tobacco—and other vices?

The Atlantic
Stefan Köhler1d ago
"[E]ffects on well-being become positive in later years and disciplinary effects fade. For academic achievement, average effects on test scores are consistently close to zero." #bluelz #Smartphone #ban #schools @[email protected] @[email protected] www.nber.org/papers/w3513...

The Effects of School Phone Ba...
The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

NBER
getmisch1d ago

RE: https://mastodon.online/@streetartutopia/116515291379924975

Nationalize Amazon, SpaceX, and Star Link. Tax billionaires out of existence.
#UBI #universal #basic #income #housing #crisis #ban #investment #bank #SingleFamily #home #ownership #progressive #taxation #USA #late #stage #capitalism #fascist #policies #oligarchy #MET #gala #garish #millionaire #RedCarpet #fawning #conservative #press #glorify #wealth #hoarding

N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🚀 #Amsterdam bravely tackles #climate #change by banning ads for #bacon and #gas #guzzlers, because obviously, the real culprits of global warming were #billboards all along. 🌱 Meanwhile, the rest of the world sits in awe, eagerly awaiting Amsterdam's next groundbreaking solution: a #ban on posters for oxygen and joy. 😂
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wejdekpwyo #HackerNews #ngated
Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels

Local politicians say the move is in line with the Dutch capital's environmental targets.

Hacker News2d ago

The Oscars Just Banned AI from Winning Acting and Writing Awards

https://gizmodo.com/the-oscars-just-banned-ai-from-winning-acting-and-writing-awards-2000753740

#HackerNews #Oscars #AI #Ban #Awarding #Creativity #Technology #Ethics

The Oscars Ban AI From Winning Acting and Writing Awards

Hollywood gets a little firmer in its stance on generative AI by keeping it away from two of the biggest Oscars categories.

Gizmodo
kctipton3d ago
The teen social media ban is being changed on the fly https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/01/teen-social-media-ban-australia-changes/ #Australia #socialmedia #ban #law #addiction
Australia is fixing its teen social media ban on the fly. Do the changes go far enough?

New changes to Australia's social media minimum age policy quietly pave the way for tech companies to get around the ban. Perhaps the best version of the ban is another policy that the government is considering instead.

Crikey