The latest news & info on this topic.
How Mitt Romney hopes to incentivize public schools to ban smartphones, KSL.com
Senate overwhelmingly passes package of bills aimed at protecting kids and teens online, ABC News
New cell phone policy improves grades, test results at La Vega High School, KWTX Texas
NY students banned from using phones first hated, then loved it, Bloomberg
Kids online privacy protections - finally - set to pass U.S. Senate, Senate.gov
Roblox: The gaming platform with a predator problem, Bloomberg
The anti-smartphone is coming, and it’s for your own good, Digital Trends
My anxious generation: The unforeseen toll of a digital childhood, Freethink
Is social media giving you brainrot? Maybe we ALL should go out and touch grass, Verywell Mind
Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students’ phone use during day, ABC News
VA governor issues executive order that will limit or ban cell phone use in schools, CNN
A school district in Pa. says students made fake TikTok accounts to target teachers, NPR
Understanding the Digital Landscape – FOMO and Phones, Navigating the Digital Jungle podcast
Chris Martin from Coldplay asking the crowd to put away phones for one song at Glatsonbury 2024, YouTube
The Impact of Social Media on Kids, KOLOTV Nevada (featuring SFC-US member Jake Wiskerchen)
We wanted to change the norm on smartphone use’: grassroots campaigners on a phone-free childhood, The Guardian (featuring SFC-UK founders)
Americans are ditching smartphones for 'dumb' devices that only call & text to avoid 'zombie mode', The Daily Mail UK (featuring SFC-US member Christina Dinur)
Cell phone ban for NYC schools could come ‘within 2 weeks,’ Chancellor David Banks says, Chalkbeat New York
These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online, NYT *subscription required
How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety, States Say, NYT *subscription required
Instagram Recommends Sexual Videos to Accounts for 13-Year-Olds, Tests Show, WSJ *subscription required
Opinion: No smartphones for kids. Period, Atlanta Journal Constitution (by SFC-US member Sunny Neely!) *subscription required
ER admissions for self-harm have now quintupled among 10- to 14-year-old girls, Generation Tech
Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms, CNN
Surgeon General: For Our Kids’ Safety, Social Media Platforms Need a Health Warning, NYT *subscription required
Inside Snapchat’s Teen Opioid Crisis, Rolling Stone
The Influencer Is a Young Teenage Girl. The Audience Is 92% Adult Men., WSJ *subscription required
Opinion: Why LAUSD should ban smartphones in schools, LA Times
Jonathan Haidt: How Smartphones & Social Media Impact Mental Health & the Realistic Solutions, Huberman Lab podcast
Sign Right Here: The Parents Pledging to Keep Kids Phone-Free, NYT (SFC-US member Kim Washington is highlighted in the article!)
Real Teenagers, Fake Nudes: The Rise of Deepfakes in American Schools, The Daily Podcast
A Parents Guide to Understanding the Harms of the Phone-Based Childhood, Along With Ten Tips for Rolling It Back, After Babel
In their own words: What young people wish they'd known about social media, ABC
How Broken Are Apple’s Parental Controls? It Took 3 Years to Fix an X-Rated Loophole, WSJ *subscription required
Too Much Internet Use Is Changing Teenage Brains, Study Finds, Forbes
New Utah lawsuit claims TikTok Live feature puts children at risk, CNN
Phone-free Schools Movement PSA contest , featuring 30-60 second PSAs created by High Schoolers
Ohio school district bans cellphones — and sees positive results, Today Show
Kids want phones, let them have them*, Delay Smartphones
How an Idaho School District Adopted a Phone-Free Policy, The Screentime Consultant