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  1. Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits

    "A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."

    Watch:
    msn.com/en-us/technology/softw?

    #SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime

  2. Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits

    "A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."

    Watch:
    msn.com/en-us/technology/softw?

    #SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime

  3. Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits

    "A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."

    Watch:
    msn.com/en-us/technology/softw?

    #SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime

  4. Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits

    "A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."

    Watch:
    msn.com/en-us/technology/softw?

    #SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime

  5. Gen Z adults are ditching #smartphones for #FlipPhones; research backs the benefits

    "A growing number of young people are swapping smartphones for basic flip phones to break free from social media, and researchers say reduced screen time can improve sleep, focus, and stress levels."

    Watch:
    msn.com/en-us/technology/softw?

    #SolarPunkSunday #SmartphoneAddiction #LoTech #OldSchoolTechnology #LessScreenTime

  6. So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!

    Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ktZ3E

    #NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction

  7. So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!

    Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ktZ3E

    #NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction

  8. So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!

    Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ktZ3E

    #NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction

  9. So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!

    Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ktZ3E

    #NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction

  10. So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!

    Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise

    Read more:
    bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlme

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ktZ3E

    #NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction

  11. Childhood abuse may drive smartphone addiction in teenagers, Korean study finds | Lifestyle

    CHILDHOOD abuse may substantially increase the likelihood of smartphone addiction among teenagers by damaging self-esteem and exacerbating depression,…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #adolescents #childhoodabuse #depression #Korean #mentalhealth #Research #self-esteem #smartphoneaddiction #SouthKorea
    europesays.com/korea/106855/

  12. Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?

    Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.

    By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026

    "Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '

    "The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."

    Listen:
    theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction

  13. Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?

    Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.

    By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026

    "Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '

    "The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."

    Listen:
    theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction

  14. Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?

    Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.

    By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026

    "Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '

    "The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."

    Listen:
    theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction

  15. Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?

    Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.

    By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026

    "Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '

    "The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."

    Listen:
    theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction

  16. Podcast: Would You Go Back to a Time Before #Smartphones If You Could?

    Turns out, looking back is also about looking forward.

    By Julie Beck and Natalie Brennan, July 27, 2026

    "Back in the ’90s, before everyone had a #smartphone, were things just … better? Tech-focused #nostalgia has become a potent cultural force in recent years, driving sales of '#dumbphones,' #iPods, #CDs, and other #RetroTechnology. According to a 2023 survey, 67 percent of Americans wish they could go back to a time 'before everyone was ‘plugged in.’ '

    "The psychologist behind that survey, Clay Routledge, has found that this sort of nostalgia is more than just a yearning to go backwards. 'We can often feel overwhelmed in the moment and in the challenges we face today. It's hard to see past them. #Nostalgia can help us step outside of that moment,' Routledge explains. Nostalgia can actually teach us how we want to live now, and in the future."

    Listen:
    theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #PhysicalMedia #RetroComputing #RetroTech #SmartphoneAddiction

  17. How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over

    After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.

    By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026

    Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."

    [...]

    "In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.

    "The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.

    "As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."

    Read more:
    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature

  18. How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over

    After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.

    By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026

    Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."

    [...]

    "In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.

    "The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.

    "As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."

    Read more:
    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature

  19. How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over

    After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.

    By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026

    Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."

    [...]

    "In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.

    "The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.

    "As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."

    Read more:
    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature

  20. How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over

    After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.

    By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026

    Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."

    [...]

    "In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.

    "The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.

    "As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."

    Read more:
    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature

  21. How the #Amish Let #Technology in Without Letting It Take Over

    After three years studying the community, I came to see that the real question isn't what technology can do, but what it asks us to give up.

    By: Lindsay Ems, July 27, 2026

    Excerpt: "I first began studying the Amish in 2012 as a doctoral researcher of media studies at Indiana University, located within a few hours of settlements in Elkhart, LaGrange, and Daviess counties. Going into the project, I knew what most everyone else did: that the Amish prized simple living, communal values, and religious discipline, while resisting certain technologies such as cars, TV, and electricity. In my initial conversations with Amish leaders, they told me that they were worried that new technology might diminish the sense of purpose people in their communities feel. They worried that new communication tools, such as smartphones and social media, would disrupt rituals, traditions, and their established communication patterns. Above all, they wanted to preserve their shared culture in which each person felt spiritually connected to their neighbors and the #NaturalWorld."

    [...]

    "In Joe’s settlement, the #BlackBoxPhone was developed in response to a very specific social problem: Roughly 100 crews left the settlement daily for their construction jobs and needed a way to communicate while away from home. At the same time, several ministers believed that the cell phones already adopted by many community members should be abandoned. They worried that private text messages could facilitate extramarital relationships. And #smartphones, they feared, tempted users to access unfiltered, immoral content such as pornography, which could undermine human intimacy.

    "The black-box phone, by contrast, was a happy medium that posed threats to community members’ social and spiritual health. Its design reflects that: The phone is an intentionally bulked-up contraption that enables mobile communications from a vehicle but is highly inconvenient to carry. It only allows public, audible conversations — no texting or internet access. It is also shared among the crew members. Ministers in the settlement hoped that adopting these devices would make individual cell phone ownership among their constituents unnecessary.

    "As a substitute for cell phones, the black-box phone is a distinctively Amish modification of an existing technology that better aligns with their values. It forces public communicative arrangements, allowing peers to hold each other accountable for their actions. Additionally, this device enables the Amish to achieve their goals and adhere to their social norms without submitting to the individualizing, privatizing, and attention-fragmenting logic of #BigTech."

    Read more:
    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how

    #SolarPunkSunday #LowTech #LoTech #SmartPhoneAddiction #TechAddiction #Communication #Luddite #Connections #ConnectingWithCommunity #ConnectingWithNature

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  25. Reduce Screen Time: Man dumps his iPhone for a flip phone for 30 days, says ‘I’m using my brain more now’

    What if the smartest thing you could do in 2026 was use a less smart phone? That question…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mobile #callingvstexting #flipphone #iPhone #presencevsdistractions #reducescreentime #smartphoneaddiction #Technology
    newsbeep.com/us/686032/

  26. Man dumps his iPhone for a flip phone for 30 days, says ‘I’m using my brain more now’

    What if the smartest thing you could do in 2026 was use a less smart phone? That question…
    #NewsBeep #News #Mobile #AU #Australia #callingvstexting #flipphone #iPhone #presencevsdistractions #reducescreentime #smartphoneaddiction #Technology
    newsbeep.com/au/716278/

  27. Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban

    Story by Jacob Murphy
    April 14, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.

    "Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.

    " 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.

    " 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.

    "It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/public-safety-an

    #SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids

  28. Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban

    Story by Jacob Murphy
    April 14, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.

    "Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.

    " 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.

    " 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.

    "It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/public-safety-an

    #SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids

  29. Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban

    Story by Jacob Murphy
    April 14, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.

    "Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.

    " 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.

    " 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.

    "It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/public-safety-an

    #SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids

  30. Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban

    Story by Jacob Murphy
    April 14, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.

    "Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.

    " 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.

    " 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.

    "It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/public-safety-an

    #SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids

  31. Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban

    Story by Jacob Murphy
    April 14, 2026

    Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.

    "Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.

    " 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.

    " 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.

    "It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/public-safety-an

    #SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids

  32. I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...

    #Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day

    by Max Williams, WGME
    Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
    Updated Thu, April 16, 2026

    PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.

    " 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.

    "Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."

    [...]

    "Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.

    " 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."

    Read more:
    wgme.com/news/local/maine-publ

    #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids

  33. I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...

    #Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day

    by Max Williams, WGME
    Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
    Updated Thu, April 16, 2026

    PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.

    " 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.

    "Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."

    [...]

    "Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.

    " 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."

    Read more:
    wgme.com/news/local/maine-publ

    #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids

  34. I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...

    #Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day

    by Max Williams, WGME
    Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
    Updated Thu, April 16, 2026

    PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.

    " 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.

    "Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."

    [...]

    "Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.

    " 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."

    Read more:
    wgme.com/news/local/maine-publ

    #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids

  35. I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...

    #Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day

    by Max Williams, WGME
    Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
    Updated Thu, April 16, 2026

    PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.

    " 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.

    "Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."

    [...]

    "Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.

    " 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."

    Read more:
    wgme.com/news/local/maine-publ

    #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids

  36. I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...

    #Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day

    by Max Williams, WGME
    Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
    Updated Thu, April 16, 2026

    PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.

    " 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.

    "Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."

    [...]

    "Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.

    " 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."

    Read more:
    wgme.com/news/local/maine-publ

    #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids

  37. Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉

    :minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка

    Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)

    RE: social.noleron.com/@eq/1159748

    #блог #смартфон #smartphoneaddiction #rss

  38. Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉

    :minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка

    Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)

    RE: social.noleron.com/@eq/1159748

    #блог #смартфон #smartphoneaddiction #rss

  39. Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉

    :minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка

    Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)

    RE: social.noleron.com/@eq/1159748

    #блог #смартфон #smartphoneaddiction #rss

  40. Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉

    :minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка

    Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)

    RE: social.noleron.com/@eq/1159748

    #блог #смартфон #smartphoneaddiction #rss

  41. Перший допис у новому блозі! :neocat_floof_cute: 🎉

    :minecraft_lantern: Головна сторінка

    Ну все, я спати :neocat_melt_3: ← наївно думає, що завтра (сьогодні) не буде редагувати допис ← UPD: наївно думав, що буде редагувати завтра (сьогодні)

    RE: social.noleron.com/@eq/1159748

    #блог #смартфон #smartphoneaddiction #rss

  42. :minecraft_name_tag: Why you should quit social media AND destroy your smartphone - Minecraft Alpha
    :minecraft_axolotl_bucket: LuvstarKei

    :minecraft_chain: YouTube
    :minecraft_lantern: Invidious

    #видиво #dumbphone #smartphoneaddiction