EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone - eviltoast
Guidance comes after calls for a total ban for under-16s and a statuary ban on mobile phone use in schools
  • TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    They sell these at Walmart, too. It really only requires a chance sighting of it and a couple weeks allowance for a young teen or kid to end up with one of these cheap smartphones.

    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      See that’s more realistic. Sneaking off to walmart is still a bit of a stretch in sprawl-hell, but I can see how a cheap locally available phone might make it’s way into anyone’s hands, especially as a hand-me-down.