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Parents are teaming up to delay their children's first cell phone (english.elpais.com)
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[โ€“] V0lD 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's certainly an opinionated title

I don't see how not giving young kids access to rapid content social media is a bad thing

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The "digital literacy" argument feels valid to me: don't bar them from cellphones forever, control their exposure and make it about learning rather than endless scrolling social media