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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Piers Mucklejohn

Do not give smartphones to children under 11, EE tells parents

Parents should not buy smartphones for children under the age of 11, one of Britain’s largest network providers has warned in new guidance.

The EE advice recommends that primary school children are not given smartphones with access to the internet and social media sites, but “limited capability devices” which only allow them to text and call.

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