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EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Get the kids a dumb phone instead. Calls and texts are more than enough in an emergency

[–] underthesign@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If the new dumb phones also came with Google Family Link for tracking then it would be a win. But they don't. As a parent, having the ability to track my kids when I know they're heading to or from somewhere is a big deal. And no, it's not an issue of trust.

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Give them a phone with no play store or browser. If they get apks over mms or adb I think they've earned them

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