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France should limit smartphone and social media use for children and teenagers, an expert panel commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, amid growing global concern about ...
School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. The legislation makes California the latest ...
The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 (Cth) is an Australian Act of parliament that aims to restrict the use of social media by minors under the age of 16. It is an amendment of the Online Safety Act 2021, and was passed by the Australian Parliament on 29 November 2024. The legislation imposes monetary punishments on ...
Daily Smartphone Pickups. About a third of 11- and 12-year-olds pick up their phones between 25-50 times each day. And more than a quarter of kids in three age groups — 11-12, 13-15, and 16-17 ...
The study shows that young people aged 12–15 tend to use their phones between 3 and 6 hours a day, although many of them spend the entire 6 hours. The authors believe that the use of social media could be limited and there could be more guidance to young people on this topic, as well as more research should be done on limiting social media.
Two main scales are in use, in both adult and adolescent populations: the 20-item self-reported Problematic Use of Mobile Phones (PUMP) scale, [17] and the Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (MPPUS). There are variations in the age, gender, and percentage of the population affected problematically according to the scales and definitions used.
Senate Bill 700 also requires schools to develop and adopt an official policy to prohibit the use of cellphones during the school day in exchange for the grant funding to purchase the smartphone bags.
However, students may use cell phones in emergencies, with permission from school staff, or when specified in an individualized education plan (IEP). California passed a bill in September 2024 that requires schools, by 2026, to adopt a policy limiting or banning the use of mobile phones inside of California schools. [19]