We see smartphones everywhere. In school hallways, at the family dinner table and plugged in at the bedside table.
But how young is too young to be constantly connected to the rest of the world through sleek apps, social media and video messaging?
One Colorado man has decided that age 13 seems like a good cutoff.
Tim Farnum is leading the charge on a proposed ballot initiative in Colorado that would be the first of its kind in the country. Farnum's proposal would ban the sale of smartphones to children younger than 13, or more likely, to parents who intend to give the smartphone to kids in that age bracket.
Farnum, a Denver-area anesthesiologist, is the founder of Parents Against Underage Smartphones, or PAUS, the nonprofit group pushing the proposal.
Source: Coloradoan.com
Also reported by: The Washington Post
Initial Fiscal Impact Statement: Colorado.gov [PDF]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 19 2017, @11:29PM (1 child)
I'm guessing his parents sucked up to Tipper Gore and her posse of censors at Parents Music Resource Center.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday June 20 2017, @06:52PM
I'm guessing his parents sucked up to Tipper Gore and her posse of censors at Parents Music Resource Center.
Damn liberals! On the plus side, Trump opposes this measure since it would make it impossible to communicate with his next wife.