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EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think going phoneless would be a great idea because emergencies happen and people need to communicate but society would probably be better if kids weren't glued to smartphone apps and social media from a young age. The smart watch or dumb phone idea makes sense to me though.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The emergency argument can be managed by not giving kids a smart phone with internet aceess. Easy