Spoken phone ban under 16

Quotes and sources

Evening standard

LBC

"The government is committed to making the UK the safest place to be a child online, as evidenced by the Online Safety Act. We are focused on implementing the regime as soon as possible."-the government

Statistics

83% of people felt that smartphone use was harmful to children and young people.

 42 percent of kids have a phone by age 10. By age 12, it's 71 percent. By 14, it's 91 percent.

rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide suddenly increased after smartphones became common around 2012.

Cons- shouldn't be banned

Used to communicate with others.

Used in emergencies. 

Learning out of class.

Investment

Entertainment

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