Radboud University selects Fairphone as standard smartphone for employees(ru.nl)

480 points by ardentsword 9 months ago | 228 comments

Radboud University staff news item announcing that Fairphone has been chosen as the standard smartphone issued to employees.

New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools(theguardian.com)

30 points by MobileVet 2 years ago | 37 comments

Finland Bans Smartphones in Schools(yle.fi)

683 points by freetonik 1 year ago | 415 comments

Yle News article reporting that Finland has banned smartphones in schools, allowing pupil use only with teacher permission in some circumstances.

Smart drugs reduce quality of effort, and slow decision-making(bps.org.uk)

220 points by wjb3 2 years ago | 196 comments

The phone ban has had a big impact on school work(icelandmonitor.mbl.is)

161 points by LinuxBender 2 years ago | 206 comments

Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones(bbc.com)

30 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 18 comments

Finland Bans Smartphones in Schools(yle.fi)

683 points by freetonik 1 year ago | 415 comments

Yle News article reporting that Finland has banned smartphones in schools, allowing pupil use only with teacher permission in some circumstances.

I'm Tired of Being on the Network(matduggan.com)

97 points by sagacity 1 month ago | 93 comments

A personal blog essay by Mat Duggan about growing weary of smartphones and the always-online, constantly connected life.

TikTok Is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale(afterbabel.com)

474 points by cwwc 1 year ago | 471 comments

An After Babel Substack essay arguing that TikTok causes widespread harm to children and teens.

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom(undark.org)

839 points by novaRom 6 months ago | 406 comments

Undark article on Sweden shifting classrooms away from digital screens and back to printed books.

Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s(bloomberg.com)

339 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 6 months ago | 347 comments

Bloomberg news article reporting that Norway plans to ban social media use for children under 16.

'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfairly penalised(theguardian.com)

663 points by zeristor 1 year ago | 749 comments

Guardian article reporting campaigners' claims that people without smartphones are unfairly penalised as loyalty schemes, deals and parking increasingly require apps.