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UK child smartphone bill weakened to gain government approval

By Frank Hersey ( March 7, 2025, 17:32 GMT | Insight) -- A bill that originally sought a ban on smartphones in schools and of addictive algorithms being used on children has been drastically watered down in Parliament to curry favor with the government. It now asks the government to keep researching the potential harms of smartphone use by children and for a minister to consider changing the age of digital consent.A bill that originally sought a ban on smartphones in schools and of addictive algorithms being used on children has been drastically watered down in Parliament to curry favor with the government. It now asks the government to keep researching the potential harms of smartphone use by children and for a minister to consider changing the age of digital consent....

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