Surprise! Blocking Mobile Internet Access Makes People Happier, Healthier, and More Focused

I've spent over a decade advocating for mobile phone access as a pathway to development. Like many in our community, I firmly believed that connecting everyone to smartphones and mobile internet was an unqualified good. But groundbreaking research has shaken my confidence in this assumption—and should shake yours too. Our push for universal smartphone adoption might be making people worse off!

https://www.ictworks.org/surprise-blocking-mobile-internet-access/