Blanket ban on teen smartphone use ‘potentially detrimental’, says academic
by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor from on (#6WCTF)
Dr Amy Orben says there are no one-size-fits-all answers' given importance of access to online information
A leading academic tasked by the UK government with reviewing the effects of smartphones on teenagers has suggested blanket bans are unrealistic and potentially detrimental".
Amy Orben, from the University of Cambridge, will lead the work on children and smartphone use that has been commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) along with a team of other academics from a number of UK universities.
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