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No Phones, Shorts For Children: UP Panchayat Guidelines To Protect 'Culture'
A khap Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district has issued guidelines banning smartphones for teenagers and half-pants for both boys and girls, citing concerns about "Western influence" and cultural values.
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Chile Approves Law Banning Smartphone Use By Children At School
Chile's parliament on Tuesday approved a law banning the use of smartphones by pupils on school premises, the latest country to restrict such access over concerns for children's mental and physical health.
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How To Balance Screen Time With Creativity And Nature For Children
Experts say that when children are occupied with screens for long hours, they miss out on the real-world experiences that shape curiosity, imagination and learning.
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This Japanese Town Wants To Limit Smartphone Use For Residents To Two Hours
The proposal aims to reduce excessive screen time and its negative impact on physical and mental health.
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Zero Loopholes: Revolutionary AI-Powered Smartphone Blocks Nude Content For Children
The HMD Fuse is a new AI-powered smartphone created for children that blocks nude images and prevents explicit content sharing.
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To Gatekeep Or Let Lose? Parents Face Tough Choices On AI
Parents are "very worried" about the future Artificial Intelligence holds for their children -- whether it's deepfakes, "the inability to distinguish between reality and AI," or "the thousands of possible new threats that I wasn't trained to detect".
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HMD Partners With Xplora to Make Phones Focused on Children and Teenagers
HMD announced a strategic partnership with Norwegian-based Xplora, which offers smartwatches for kids. The collaboration is aimed at creating a new type of phone, an alternative to a smartphone, for children and teenagers. The company has yet to announce the moniker of the phone, probable launch timeline or any other details.
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Anand Mahindra Shares Thought-Provoking Video Of A Child Confusing Food For Phone: ''Oh No...''
In the video, a child confuses his food for a smartphone and holds it to his ears, as if he were expecting a call.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...
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China's Big New Rules For Children To Fight Internet Addiction
Chinese children and teens will be cut off from accessing the internet at night and have their smartphone use curbed under new rules unveiled Wednesday aimed at fighting internet addiction.
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"Put Learners First": UNESCO Calls For Worldwide Smartphone Ban In Schools
A report by the United Nations has recommended that smartphones should be banned from schools in a bid to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from online bullying.
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Smartphone Usage Over 3 Hours a Day in Teens May Cause Back Pain, Other Health Issues
Because of the popularity of smartphones and tablets, as well as the growth of television channels, computer games, and educational applications, children and teenagers are spending more amount of time gazing at screens, sometimes with poor posture, which can lead to back pain and other issues. A study by Brazilian researchers, funded by FAPESP and...
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Kerala to Work Towards Achieving Complete Digital Literacy, Educate Children on Cyberspace Threats, CM Says
Kerala’s state government is moving ahead with steps to achieve complete literacy, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The CM said the government is working towards making people, especially children, aware of traps and threats in cyberspace. With the increase in use of smartphones during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CM stated that childre...
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China Bans Education Apps for Pre-School Children to Reduce Smartphone Addiction
Beijing's education authorities have banned new education applications for pre-school children, also removing the existing ones. Mobile apps that target pre-school children have been specifically banned to reduce the screen time of children and addiction to smartphones which are becoming a social problem in China.
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Academicians Back Goa Minister's Appeal To Check Use Of Smartphones By Children
Goa Information and Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte on Friday said a recent survey by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has revealed that mobile phone addiction is taking a serious toll on children.
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No Phones, Shorts For Children: UP Panchayat Guidelines To Protect 'Culture'
A khap Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district has issued guidelines banning smartphones for teenagers and half-pants for both boys and girls, citing concerns about "Western influence" and cultural values.
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Chile Approves Law Banning Smartphone Use By Children At School
Chile's parliament on Tuesday approved a law banning the use of smartphones by pupils on school premises, the latest country to restrict such access over concerns for children's mental and physical health.
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How To Balance Screen Time With Creativity And Nature For Children
Experts say that when children are occupied with screens for long hours, they miss out on the real-world experiences that shape curiosity, imagination and learning.
-
This Japanese Town Wants To Limit Smartphone Use For Residents To Two Hours
The proposal aims to reduce excessive screen time and its negative impact on physical and mental health.
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Zero Loopholes: Revolutionary AI-Powered Smartphone Blocks Nude Content For Children
The HMD Fuse is a new AI-powered smartphone created for children that blocks nude images and prevents explicit content sharing.
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To Gatekeep Or Let Lose? Parents Face Tough Choices On AI
Parents are "very worried" about the future Artificial Intelligence holds for their children -- whether it's deepfakes, "the inability to distinguish between reality and AI," or "the thousands of possible new threats that I wasn't trained to detect".
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HMD Partners With Xplora to Make Phones Focused on Children and Teenagers
HMD announced a strategic partnership with Norwegian-based Xplora, which offers smartwatches for kids. The collaboration is aimed at creating a new type of phone, an alternative to a smartphone, for children and teenagers. The company has yet to announce the moniker of the phone, probable launch timeline or any other details.
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Anand Mahindra Shares Thought-Provoking Video Of A Child Confusing Food For Phone: ''Oh No...''
In the video, a child confuses his food for a smartphone and holds it to his ears, as if he were expecting a call.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...
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China's Big New Rules For Children To Fight Internet Addiction
Chinese children and teens will be cut off from accessing the internet at night and have their smartphone use curbed under new rules unveiled Wednesday aimed at fighting internet addiction.
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"Put Learners First": UNESCO Calls For Worldwide Smartphone Ban In Schools
A report by the United Nations has recommended that smartphones should be banned from schools in a bid to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from online bullying.
-
Smartphone Usage Over 3 Hours a Day in Teens May Cause Back Pain, Other Health Issues
Because of the popularity of smartphones and tablets, as well as the growth of television channels, computer games, and educational applications, children and teenagers are spending more amount of time gazing at screens, sometimes with poor posture, which can lead to back pain and other issues. A study by Brazilian researchers, funded by FAPESP and...
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Kerala to Work Towards Achieving Complete Digital Literacy, Educate Children on Cyberspace Threats, CM Says
Kerala’s state government is moving ahead with steps to achieve complete literacy, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The CM said the government is working towards making people, especially children, aware of traps and threats in cyberspace. With the increase in use of smartphones during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CM stated that childre...
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China Bans Education Apps for Pre-School Children to Reduce Smartphone Addiction
Beijing's education authorities have banned new education applications for pre-school children, also removing the existing ones. Mobile apps that target pre-school children have been specifically banned to reduce the screen time of children and addiction to smartphones which are becoming a social problem in China.
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Academicians Back Goa Minister's Appeal To Check Use Of Smartphones By Children
Goa Information and Technology Minister Rohan Khaunte on Friday said a recent survey by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has revealed that mobile phone addiction is taking a serious toll on children.
