Switzerland: Smartphones harm teenagers more than previously thought – schools impose cell phone bans

Smartphones harm teenagers more than previously thought – schools impose cell phone bans
Patrik Müller / ch media, watson.ch, 10 August 2024 - auto-translation

Goodbye to personal responsibility: A rethink is taking place at secondary schools in Switzerland. The fact that smartphone bans are gaining majority support is also due to a "bible" from America - and five specific dangers.

(Photo): The usual picture: Can it be changed with bans?symbolic image: Getty

The summer holidays are coming to an end, and on Monday classrooms in many cantons will be filled up again. Not everything is the same as before. Around 1,100 pupils at the Burghalde school in Baden AG are expecting a new rule. Smartphones are prohibited in the buildings. "The requirement that young people be able to regulate their mobile phone use independently was too high," the school administration explained the turnaround in a letter to parents.

France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15

France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15
by Kim Willsher in Paris, theguardian.com, 27 août 2024

‘Digital pause’ experiment at 200 secondary schools could be extended nationwide in January

(Photo) : A report commissioned by President Macron concluded that phones were not only bad for children but also for ‘society and civilisation’. Photograph: Mixmike/Getty Images

France is to trial a ban on mobile phones at school for pupils up to the age of 15, seeking to give children a “digital pause” that, if judged successful, could be rolled out nationwide from January.

Just under 200 secondary schools will take place in the experiment that will require youngsters to hand over phones on arrival at reception. It takes the prohibition on the devices further than a 2018 law that banned pupils at primary and secondary schools from using their phones on the premises but allowed them to keep possession of them.

Announcing the trial on Tuesday, the acting education minister, Nicole Belloubet, said the aim was to give youngsters a “digital pause”. If the trial proves successful, the ban would be introduced in all schools from January, Belloubet said.

For a Growing Number of Kids, Back to School Means No Cellphones

For a Growing Number of Kids, Back to School Means No Cellphones
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., childrenshealthdefense.org, 28 August 2024

More and more schools are banning the use of cellphones during the school day, citing research that links teen smartphone use to mental health harm.

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on Aug. 21 became one of the latest to adopt a new policy to lock away cellphones and other smart devices — such as earbuds, headphones and smartwatches — during school hours, reported the MV Times.

According to EdSource, schools are enacting such policies “to curb bullying, classroom distractions, and to combat addiction to the devices.”

How Democratic Policies Allow The Wireless Industry To Put Your Child at Risk From Entropic Waste

How Democratic Policies Allow The Wireless Industry To Put Your Child at Risk From Entropic Waste 

rfsafe.com, August 24, 2024

The Invisible Crisis

In an era dominated by wireless technology, where smartphones, Wi-Fi, and other devices are integral to our daily lives, a hidden danger lurks—one that is not visible to the naked eye, yet has profound implications for our health and environment. This danger, known as entropic waste, represents the disorder introduced into natural systems by electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from wireless technology. Unlike traditional pollutants, entropic waste is insidious, silently disrupting the delicate bioelectrical communications that keep our bodies functioning properly.

Unfortunately, instead of addressing this growing threat, Democratic policies—particularly under the Biden-Harris administration—have allowed corporate interests to capture regulatory agencies like the FCC, resulting in outdated safety guidelines that fail to protect our children. This article will explore how these policies, influenced by industry manipulation and a failure to heed early scientific warnings, have put our children and families at risk.

Understanding Entropic Waste

What is Entropic Waste?

Entropic waste is not your typical pollution; it doesn’t blacken skies or foul rivers. Instead, it’s an invisible, electromagnetic byproduct of our increasingly wireless world. Every time you make a call, connect to Wi-Fi, or use Bluetooth, you’re contributing to a cloud of electromagnetic fields that, over time, introduces disorder into the natural bioelectrical systems that govern life.

Belgium bans smartphone use in French primary, secondary schools

Belgium bans smartphone use in French primary, secondary schools

Decision made to fight rising incidents of harassment using smartphones, says education authority

by Selen Valente Rasquinho, aa.com, |22 Aug. 2024 - Update : 22 Aug. 2024

BRUSSELS

The use of smartphones by students in primary and secondary schools in Belgium's French-speaking regions and the capital Brussels has been banned, local media said on Thursday.

According to a decision taken by the Wallonia-Brussels Education Network (WBE), primary and secondary school students will be banned from bringing smartphones with them as of the 2024-2025 academic year, which is due to start next Monday in 373 French-language schools.

The ban will cover 132,600 students.

In the Flemish-speaking part of the country, the government is also expected to agree to such a ban.

Another WHO RF Review Challenged - More than 99% of Studies on Oxidative Stress Discarded

Another WHO RF Review Challenged
More than 99% of Studies on Oxidative Stress Discarded
microwavenews.com, August 21, 2024, Last updated August 23, 2024

A third RF systematic review commissioned by the World Health Organization’s EMF Project is under fire. This one is on RF–induced oxidative stress. Last month, two other WHO reviews —on pregnancy outcomes and on tinnitus— were both called into question as critics called for them to be retracted.

A team of 14 from six countries, led by Felix Meyer of the German Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), identified 11,599 studies on oxidative stress in the frequency range 800-2450 MHz. They then eliminated 11,543 of them as not meeting their criteria for inclusion. Of the remaining 56, there are 45 animal studies and 11 cellular studies.

United Kingdom: EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone

EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone
by Simon Goodley, theguardian.com, 25 August 2024

Primary school children should not be given smartphones by their parents, one of the UK’s largest mobile phone operators has warned.

(Photo): Concern has grown about the negative impact that excessive screen and smartphone use has on young people’s wellbeing. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

EE is advising parents that children under 11 should be given old-fashioned brick or “dumb” phones that only allow them to call or text instead.

“EE recommends that children under 11 should use non-smart devices with limited capabilities, such as feature phones, ensuring they can make texts and calls but restrict access to social media or inappropriate content,” the company said.

It is thought to be the the first time a UK mobile operator has offered such advice.

10 Teens Gave Up Smartphones for a Month. Here’s What Happened

10 Teens Gave Up Smartphones for a Month. Here’s What Happened
by John-Michael Dumais, childrenshealthdefense.org, 13 August 2024

British journalist Decca Aitkenhead offered a compelling glimpse into how digital detox can transform young lives — and maybe address what social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D., calls “the anxious generation.”

In a bold experiment that addresses the growing concerns about smartphone addiction and teen mental health, British journalist Decca Aitkenhead challenged her two teenage sons and eight of their friends to go without smartphones for a month.

The results, published this month in the U.K.’s Sunday Times Magazine, offer a compelling glimpse into how digital detox can transform young lives — and potentially address what author Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D., calls the “anxious generation.”

France: List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users (update 13 August 2024)

Three more smartphones have been withdrawn from the French market and recalled: DOOGEE N50, DOOGEE S100 Pro and OSCAL C80 for not complying with European regulatory exposure limits protecting users' health. There is now a total of 54 cell phones pinned in France. Phonegate Alert points out that no cell phone, tablet or other connected object protects the health of its users.

List of cell phones withdrawn or updated for deception and endangering users
By : Phonegate Team • 13 Aug 2024

There are now 54 models of cell phones, identified as dangerous to the health of users, which have been either withdrawn from the French market or have seen their Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) updated by software. The latest:the DOOGEE N50, DOOGEE S100 Pro and the OSCAL C80, the SPC Discovery, the Motorola MOTO G53, the Nokia G22, the HOTWAV Cyber 7, the LOGICOM Flow, the EMPORIA smart 4, the DOOGEE S88, the EMPORIA simplicity V27, the Iphone 12, the Motorola Edge, the Essential Clap 20+, the Xiaomi Poco X3 and the LOGICOM Le Swipe.

Three new smartphones withdrawn from the market and recalled: the DOOGEE N50, DOOGEE S100 Pro and the OSCAL C80

France: Lenovo TAB P 11 Tablet Exceeds Regulatory Radiofrequency Radiation Limit

The Lenovo TAB P 11 tablet does not comply with European regulatory exposure limits protecting users' health. This is the second connected object (excluding cell phones) to be pinned in France in the space of a few days! The level of overexposure is the highest ever recorded since controls began.

List of dangerous connected objects withdrawn or updated
By : Phonegate Team • 6 Aug 2024

Since our creation in 2018, Phonegate Alert has consistently called on French, European and international public authorities to implement controls on exposure to radiofrequencies (RF) from the many dangerous connected objects used in contact with the body (tablets, laptops, watches, glasses, virtual reality headsets, hearing aids, etc.). We are therefore delighted to be able to provide you with this new complementary list to that of dangerous cell phones.

Major overexposure for the Lenovo TAB P11 tablet

In a press release published on August 5, 2024, the French National Frequencies Agency (ANFR) announces that it has pinpointed the Lenovo TAB P11 tablet for the highest level of overexposure at body level ever recorded, during a test, to date.