Can you really make phones illegal for under 16s?

I've asked GNHQ if they can merge the two threads. Hope it helps

Mollygo

But banning smart phones for 16 year olds is a much easier suggestion than trying to tackle the dark web, the porn, the scams etc. which is what really needs doing.

Policing the dark web should be a priority, 17+ can be just as vulnerable as 16’s and under.

Why punish young people rather than the platforms peddling their rubbish

It would be impossible to enforce.

But banning smart phones for 16 year olds is a much easier suggestion than trying to tackle the dark web, the porn, the scams etc. which is what really needs doing.

It would, not it was!

Can you really make phones illegal for under 16s? No, it was simply criminalise a lot of children and their parents.

I agree with GrannyGravy13. Smartphones do have their uses for under 16's but the dark web needs constant supervision and sites being taken down far more rapidly than at present. My grandchildren have parental control locks on their phones so they are unable to access certain sites that are inappropriate.

The Proposal is “smart phones” there is another thread in the same topic

I would rather the new Cyber Security Bill (I think that’s the correct name) was enforced and the likes of meta, instagram, Snapchat etc were policed with more rigour.

Utilise safeguarding software, prosecute those peddling their wares on the so called dark web .

All the above are possible, no need to ban smartphones for under 16’s, as they have far more positive uses than negative ones.

There's already another thread about this...
www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1336566-Smart-Phones

It is. And so much now relies on access to the Internet that it seems unreasonable to expect 15 year olds to do without it. I don’t know- it’s a good idea to try to reduce the harm that unfettered access can cause, but I’m rarely in favour of ‘banning’ things as a solution to complex problems. It’s a knee-jerk approach that doesn’t get to the root of problems. In this case, all it would do is defer them, and would risk criminalising a lot of young people for not complying. What’s the point?

It is hard to turn the clock back.

Well we managed to get through school without them Glorianny and our children managed to get through school without them so I really don’t see why we have to know they are on their way home do we ?
Is there already a thread about this I thought I saw one earlier?

My understanding is that they are talking about smartphones, and that basic phones will continue to be legal for all.