In light of recent high-profile murder cases where young people’s risky behaviour has been influenced by online activities, one response has been a suggestion that a law should be introduced to prevent children from being able to buy or use a fully internet-enabled phone.
If we took a stance to ban internet-enabled mobile phones how and who would police this? How would we reverse what historically has seen a technological explosion and young people being seen as “digital natives”? The mobile phone for some parents and children not only increases feelings of safety, having it available on them in person possibly contains or reduces potential risky or harmful situations.
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