Government Considering Ban on Mobile Phone Sales to Under 16-Year-Olds

Guido understands that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are drawing up a consultation on banning the sale of mobile phones for all under 16- year-olds. Guido’s views on banning things has been pretty clear. Prohibition generally doesn’t work in practice…

The initial Orwellian plans come after a poll showed that most parents back the ban, going even further than the government’s consideration to ban social media for under-16s.[…] Read the rest