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Banning smartphones for kids is just another technology-fearing moral panic

  • Written by Nicholas Bowman, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, West Virginia University
imageShould children under the age of 13 be given access to smartphones?Africa Studio/Shutterstock

If a few concerned parents have their way, Colorado will be among the first states to ban the sale of smartphones for use by children under the age of 13. After witnessing what he called a “dramatic, very violent outburst” from one of his sons...

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