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Reducing smartphone harms in law ‘relies on process, not one big bang event’

Reducing smartphone harms in law relies on a “process”, not one “big bang” event, a Labour MP has said. Josh MacAlister warned that children are “moving less, smiling less, learning less” as a result of increased smartphone and social media use, ...

07 Mar 2025 at 11:23

Government betraying children by gutting smartphone Bill, MPs told

The Government is “betraying our children and capitulating to big tech” by “gutting” a private member’s Bill that would have included a ban on smartphones in school, MPs have heard. Conservative former education secretary Kit Malthouse ...

07 Mar 2025 at 14:21

EU accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads

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EU accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules amid concern over advert database

European Union regulators have accused TikTok of breaching digital content rules because it is not being transparent enough about ads shown to users of the video-sharing app. TikTok’s ad repository is not up to the standards required ...

15 May 2025 at 15:45

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Matt and Emma Willis: ‘I cannot see any safe or logical way for a kid to have a smartphone’

TV presenters, and husband and wife, Emma and Matt Willis have opened up about the driving force behind their involvement with the new Channel 4 documentary Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones, and their key takeaways from it....

09 Dec 2024 at 07:00

Life

I’m a parent, how worried should I be about AI?

Managing your child’s screen time and keeping the dinner table phone-free can feel like more than enough digital-related stress. AI though? That brings with it all new potential terrors that lots of parents would, understandably, ...

26 Jan 2026 at 09:00

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