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UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
(news.un.org)
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this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2023
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I understand the logic that UNESCO is trying to make. However instead of a global ban on the device itself, ban the addictive parts of it. TikTok and most other corporate social media are designed to keep everyone, kids and adults alike as addicted to the platform as possible. Phones are still a valuable resource for a student, including being able to call in the event of an emergency or having access to maps or other things.
Ban the actual evil on the phones, not the phones themselves
There is no way to do that without giving the school remote control over the phone, which would be a security and privacy violation.
I was moreso referring to dealing with the dark patterns that apps use in general, not the school doing that.