UK bill to restrict children's smartphone use weakened to gain government backing
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Summary
A UK private members' bill aimed at banning smartphones in schools and restricting addictive algorithms for young teenagers has been significantly watered down to secure government support. Labour MP Josh MacAlister acknowledged during a parliamentary debate that reducing smartphone use would be a gradual "process" rather than a single legislative event. The revised proposal now calls for the government to decide within a year whether to raise the digital age of consent from 13 to 16, which would require parental permission for companies to collect children's data.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledReducing smartphone use in law would be a 'process', not one 'big bang' event.
The proposed legislation calls for the government to say within a year whether it will raise the digital age of consent from 13 to 16.
A bill that had suggested banning smartphones in schools and addictive algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down to gain government support.
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