https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly0vk77vdko https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/15/educa...
“Later this year a ban on mobiles in schools – even for educational use – comes into force.”
It’s obvious to most that taking away the laptop while leaving the TikTok will not have the intended effect.
Of course if even educational use of laptops is restricted then personal mobile devices would also be. They are already banned in my country.
If the article was “instead of a national ban, we should look at school-wide ban”, I would be sympathetic.
FWIW, American states are doing exactly this[1], people still complain
[1]: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/23/governor-newsom-signs-legi...
My reading of the article is that it criticizes the implementation of this policy and the methodology behind it, which I agree with.
Living in a country that moved quickly from a "social media ban" to an "adult content ban" in the space of 3 months, I feel that these policies are overreach due to how they must be implemented. As in, they require all users to provide verification, not just the targeted cohort.