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EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 4 months ago by return2ozma to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

IMO 16, if you can trust them to be responsible enough to drive you can trust them to have a smartphone. If you can't trust them to drive then yeah they probably shouldn't have a smartphone lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'd say 13-14 under tighter supervision but 15 is the range where they will be made fun of for heli parents.
And they will quickly find a way around it like resetting the whole phone if nothing else.