Galvin Wants Under 16 Smartphone Ban

For All That Is Good About Humankind, Ban Smartphones

Smartphones are making us unhealthy, miserable, antisocial, and less free. If we can’t yet nationalize the attention economy, maybe it’s time to abolish its primary tool — before it finishes abolishing us.

Galvin wants under 16 smartphone ban

PROHIBITING the use of smartphones for youths under 16-years-of-age was the action called for by Fine Gael councillor Liam Galvin this week. Cllr Galvin described it as “frightening” at Monday’s meeting of Limerick City and County Council (LCCC), what children have access to on their smartphones. He proposed that the local authority calls on the Government to enact legislation to prohibit the use of smartphones (mobile phones with access to inte…