The British Conservative government is "evaluating" the possibility of outright banning the purchase of smartphones by children and young people under the age of 16. The executive led by Rishi Sunak already imposed a legal ban on the use of mobile phones in schools in England and Wales a couple of months ago.
The prospect of a draconian general ban is also being explored, according to the Guardian. The implementation of a possible total ban would also lead to many problems and potential repercussions, underlines the same newspaper, citing anonymously a minister who does not hesitate to exclude it as "out of reality": at least in the short or medium term. The Guardian reports today, citing ministerial sources according to which no such decision actually appears imminent, and that the decision is not expected to be made before the end of the year. The article is based on a report by The Guardian, which is published by arrangement with the UK’s Department of Health and Social Security, and which is editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal.