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posted by n1 on Monday June 19 2017, @11:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the think-of-the-children dept.

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]


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Lagg on Tuesday June 20 2017, @12:25AM (3 children)

    by Lagg (105) on Tuesday June 20 2017, @12:25AM (#528235) Homepage Journal

    It's because CO babies have 50% more weed in them from birth compared to god fearing babies. So they need to have the phones given late such that it doesn't affect their development.

    Also, I feel like this was a move by the state to get $101,250 approved so that they could upgrade GenTax [fastenterprises.com] and MyLo [wikipedia.org].

    Funny thing is, I do otherwise agree with parents having the presence of mind to not give their kid a phone too early. Because there is no possible way exposing fresh eyes to natural stimuli is a bad thing, the reason given in the article is goofyshit however. Pure singular goofyshit.

    when he tried to take away the phones, one of Farnum’s sons launched into a temper tantrum that the dad described as equivalent to the withdrawals of a crack addict.

    Farnum read it all, then said he thought to himself: “Someone has got to do something.”

    Because for experience worn like a true gentleman you want this fucking guy. And of course like any good moral guardian he started a watchdog group starting with "parents against".

    and to make matters worse. They did the worst possible thing to me: Made me agree with a senator: "Frankly, I think it should remain a family issue". Having a moderate opinion as a politician is crossing the line right now sir.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by takyon on Tuesday June 20 2017, @12:34AM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday June 20 2017, @12:34AM (#528244) Journal

    Lol omg the kids are throwing temper tantrums! Give them their Dyziplen!

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  • (Score: 2) by KGIII on Tuesday June 20 2017, @03:08PM

    by KGIII (5261) on Tuesday June 20 2017, @03:08PM (#528477) Journal

    I'd like to chime in and point out that goofyshit is the scientific term.

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday June 20 2017, @06:46PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday June 20 2017, @06:46PM (#528642) Journal

    Holy crap how obnoxious.

    I've got a better idea for a law: make it illegal for fuckwits like this to bear children.