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Teens voice: Stronger Content Regulation, not Social Media Ban

Strategies to combat youth violence need a revision, believe UK teenagers. Rather than banning social media, they advocate for stronger regulation of violent content. Let's delve deeper.

Love Island Withdrawal Symptoms? Is TV Addiction a Real Thing?

Amid reports of ITV's 'Love Island' fans suffering withdrawal symptoms following the finale episode this week the London Evening Standard asked us to look into the phenomena of TV addiction...

Phone addictions are on the rise and this is how...

Most digital users don’t even realise they are being controlled by their devices. Learn how to be free from tech, digital and smartphone addiction.

Smart phone dumb phone: free yourself from digital addiction

Smart Phone Dumb Phone: Free Yourself from Digital Addiction featured in this week’s ‘HELLO!’ magazine.

How I quit my phone addiction

Is checking your messages getting out of control? Then read how you can get healthier phone habits .

Spot the signs of gaming addiction & how to quit...

Learn how to spot the signs of gaming addiction and take the necessary steps to quit with our helpful guide. Get on the path to recovery today.

Shocking! A third of 5-7-year-olds use social media unsupervised

Ofcom calls for Big Tech to help but the issue needs tackling closer to home

Is social media and gaming addictive?

How is a mostly mental addiction so hard to break? What’s the difference between a movie and scrolling through TikTok or playing a computer game? Read more to find out

Should Starmer ban smartphones for under 16s?

They provide open access to (and approaches from) an almost infinite variety of adult platforms
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BBC: Smart Phone ban in schools. Will it help?

BBC interview with Paul Baker Senior Director Allen Carr's Easyway discussing Tech Addiction and the potential ban in schools