{"id":13275,"date":"2024-02-10T05:37:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T04:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/10\/fighting-the-smartphone-invasion-the-french-village-that-voted-to-ban-scrolling-in-public\/"},"modified":"2024-02-10T05:37:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T04:37:18","slug":"fighting-the-smartphone-invasion-the-french-village-that-voted-to-ban-scrolling-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/10\/fighting-the-smartphone-invasion-the-french-village-that-voted-to-ban-scrolling-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting the smartphone \u2018invasion\u2019: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks \u2013 but young people say there\u2019s little else to do<\/p>\n

A picture of a smartphone with a red line through it serves as a warning in the window of a hairdresser\u2019s shop in a French village that has voted to ban people scrolling on their phones in public. \u201cEveryone is struggling with too much screen time,\u201d said Ludivine, a cardiology nurse, as she had her hair cut into a bob, leaving her phone out of sight in her bag. \u201cI voted in favour, this could be a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seine-Port, in the Seine-et-Marne area south of Paris, with a population of fewer than 2,000 people, last weekend voted yes in a referendum<\/a> to restrict smartphone use in public, banning adults and children from scrolling on their devices while walking down the street, while sitting with others on a park bench, while in shops, cafes or eating in restaurants and while parents wait for their children in front of the school gates. Those who might check their phone\u2019s map when lost are instead being encouraged to ask for directions.<\/p>\n

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\nSeine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks \u2013 but young people say there\u2019s little else to do
\nA picture of a smartphone with a red line through it serves as a warning in the window of a hairdresser\u2019s shop in a French village that has voted to ban people scrolling on their phones in public. \u201cEveryone is struggling with too much screen time,\u201d said Ludivine, a cardiology nurse, as she had her hair cut into a bob, leaving her phone out of sight in her bag. \u201cI voted in favour, this could be a solution.\u201d
\nSeine-Port, in the Seine-et-Marne area south of Paris, with a population of fewer than 2,000 people, last weekend voted yes in a referendum to restrict smartphone use in public, banning adults and children from scrolling on their devices while walking down the street, while sitting with others on a park bench, while in shops, cafes or eating in restaurants and while parents wait for their children in front of the school gates. Those who might check their phone\u2019s map when lost are instead being encouraged to ask for directions. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks \u2013 but young people say there\u2019s little else to do A picture of a smartphone with a red line through it serves as a warning in the window of a hairdresser\u2019s shop in a French village that has voted to ban people scrolling …<\/p>\n

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