Latest posts tagged with #SmartphoneBan on Bluesky
I asked a mother what she really thinks about banning smartphones and social media for under-16s — and her answer complicates the Tory narrative.
#SmartphoneBan #SocialMedia #Parenting #YouthVote #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical
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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 “How much investment would you put into real-world youth services and leisure services to ensure young people had non-virtual spaces to […]
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Her message comes amid broader debates about tech regulation along with external political pressure.
But several MEPs have stressed that child protection is not up for negotiation.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #smartphoneban #socialmediaban #socialmedia #onlineharms
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MEP Christel Schaldemose, who drafted the resolution, was clear: “It is not just parents. Society also needs to step up & make sure that platforms are a safe place for minors.”
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #smartphoneban #socialmediaban #socialmedia #onlineharms
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Although not legally binding, the resolution raises the political temperature around children’s online safety & increases pressure for EU-wide legislation.
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The European Parliament has sent a strong signal on children’s digital safety: MEPs have endorsed a resolution calling for a ban on social media use for under-16s with parental consent from 13.
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Does bad sleep fuel anxiety? Should schools ban smartphones?
We tackle the complex science of sleep, screens, and stress with @emmacsullivan.bsky.social from @yorkpsychology.bsky.social.
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#research #psychology #sleep #smartphoneban #science
📱 Mobile phones: Children under-14 advised against smartphones • BBC
#smartphoneaddiction #smartphoneban #burnerphone
Starting next school year, Portuguese schools 🏫 will 𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 for 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲. The goal is to reduce bullying, and encourage more social and physical activity 🤹♀️ ⚡
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#Education #SmartphoneBan #PortugueseSchools #SchoolWellbeing
Last week, our report on smartphone bans was released!
Here we share an infographic for young people to see what our major results were from the research.
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Imagine preparing for your flight, only to discover a device you've owned for years, perhaps even a decade, is prohibited from boarding.
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“When you're ready for your child to stop being a child, give them a smartphone,” he tells them, running them through a series of slides provided by Smartphone Free Childhood. “WhatsApp is the crux of all evil, in my mind? Particularly worrying were the recent changes to the app’s settings, allowing users to create bigger groups. He had noticed children taking part in a “first to 1,000 challenge”, which involves trying to create huge group chats. Photographs get shared with ever-widening circles of people; no one really knows who else is in the group. “We've had issues with children being asked for indecent photos at 10 years old. We’ve had instances where someone adds an older cousin, who then adds another friend who then starts posting pornography, violent crimes,” he says. “We cannot manage that as parents. But we also can’t say we can’t do anything about it, because we can.”
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 […]
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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 […]
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.
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London council is first to ban smartphones in all schools
#London #Barnet #Schools #SmartphoneBan #TheTimes #AppleNews
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As Britain's Conservatives push for a smartphone ban in schools, EuroNews takes a look at where countries in the EU stand on this:
Which countries in Europe have banned smartphones in schools?
#phonesinschools #smartphoneban #bans #smartphone #eu #ue #unesco #uk #educationbill #education #law
Looking forward to speaking at the National Parent Council Education Conference this Saturday (23rd November) in Kinsale!
I'll be sharing perspectives from adolescents on #smartphonebans!
#socialmedia #smartphoneban #youthmentalhealth
