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@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago

‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

www.theguardian.com

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‘It went nuts’: Thousands join UK parents calling for smartphone-free childhood

www.theguardian.com

@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year ago
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Local WhatsApp group started by two mothers concerned about online safety attracts more than 4,000 members
  • @doublejay1999@lemmy.world
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    But how will they ever stop these children from just walking into a store and buying a £500 phone and signing their own service contracts ?

    • @Sorgan71@lemmy.world
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      8•1 year ago

      why would a kid havy £500

      • @uis@lemm.ee
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        1•1 year ago

        School lunches

    • @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
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      3•1 year ago

      A law saying phone companies can’t open a contract for a kid without a parent present?

      • @roofuskit@lemmy.world
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        9•1 year ago

        In most US states kids under 18 can’t be held to a contract so nobody would give one to them anyway.

        • @angrystego@lemmy.world
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          9•1 year ago

          I think that’s what doublejay1999 is talking about. Look out for the hidden /s.

          • @doublejay1999@lemmy.world
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            1•1 year ago

            :-o

        • @TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works
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          3•1 year ago

          Even then, they can go to a dollar store and buy a sim card for super cheap.

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