Smart-phone ban for under 16s? New proposals could see a phone ban

Sophie Mei Lan Malin asks people in Yorkshire for their views.

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00:00 Do you think smartphones should be banned for under 16s?

00:03 Yes.

00:04 Why is that?

00:05 Because I haven't got a smartphone myself and I think a lot of this social interactivity

00:11 that's going on, the social media and all this, is going to come back and bite us at

00:16 some stage in the future.

00:18 And how do you consume your news and what's on?

00:22 Basically from the radio or I occasionally put it on on the television but it's so down

00:29 beat and everything's basically war and strife and there's no good news about it.

00:37 Do you think smartphones should be banned for under 16s?

00:40 I don't really know.

00:42 I mean I think they are a distraction for a lot of the time.

00:44 I think they spoil a lot of family quality time, they ruin communication and they're

00:50 obviously a big hassle for schools but they're also very useful.

00:54 So I think it's just not actually banned but given specific times when they can be used

00:59 and when they should be used and not used I think it's probably a safer way.

01:03 Do you think smartphones should be banned for under 16s?

01:07 No.

01:08 Why is that?

01:11 Because I think they are a useful tool if used properly with parental controls.

01:21 Do you think smartphones should be banned for under 16s?

01:25 No, under 12s maybe.

01:28 What do you think about smartphones being banned for under 16s?

01:34 In general no but certainly in school situations yes.

01:38 Do you think we should ban smartphones for under 16s?

01:43 In my view yes only because, well maybe times, limited times for kids because my kids are

01:50 taught that when you're having a meal at the table they're not allowed phones because

01:54 I just think it's distracting and we need family time.

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