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Adolescence reveals a terrifying truth: smartphones are poison for boys’ minds | Martha Gill

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71% Informative

Netflix ’s Adolescence looks at the online radicalisation of young boys by MRA activists.

Keir Starmer told the Commons he had been watching the series with his family and that it portrayed an emerging and growing problem’ Now MPs are examining ideas to address the issue with greater urgency.

Is it time for the government to restrict teenage access to social media? A bill that campaigners hoped would ban addictive smartphone algorithms aimed at young teenagers was watered down earlier this month .

France , Norway and Australia are experimenting with smartphone and social media bans for children and teenagers.

It may be time for us to do the same..

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68

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63

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58

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informal

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English

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43

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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