Mobile Phone Bans in Schools
We bring you the latest overview of countries that have implemented regulations and bans on the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in schools.
Tag: Children
Increasing numbers of children and young adults in Sweden diagnosed with sleep problems🔗
A 2026 study by M. Nilsson and L. Hardell based on the Swedish registry showed a sharp increase in diagnosed sleep disorders in Sweden. The number of children and adolescent aged 5–19, who were diagnosed with a sleep disorder, increased 17-fold between 2001 and 2024.
U.S. policy on wireless technologies and public health protection: regulatory gaps and proposed reforms🔗
The T. Scarato document exposes the flaws in US standards for RF radiation exposure, which ignore chronic public exposure and fail to protect children, sensitive groups or wildlife. Based on current scientific evidence, the paper calls for the filling of regulatory gaps and reforms to exposure limits and procedures.
Study on Adult-Child Differences from the Perspective of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Energy Absorption🔗
Oprea et al. 2025 in a study comparing digital models of the human body, shows that children absorb much more RF radiation than adults under equal conditions. The findings underscore the need to consider anatomical differences when assessing SAR exposure and to adopt stricter safety standards for different population groups.
Social Media Detox and Youth Mental Health🔗
A 2025 study by Calvert et al. on a cohort of 373 younger adults in the US showed that limiting social media use for one week was associated with a 24.8% reduction in depression, a 16.1% reduction in anxiety, and a 14.5% reduction in insomnia, with no significant change in loneliness.
Increasing Numbers of Children Aged 5-19 Years with Memory Problems in Sweden and Norway🔗
A new 2025 study from Sweden has displayed an alarming increase in memory problems among children and teenagers in Sweden and Norway. The dramatic increase in radiation exposure from wireless technologies, which has occurred during the last decade, is presented as a potential contributing factor.
„It is high time that the negative effects of radiofrequency EMF on the brain development of children and adolescents were taken seriously!“
Interview with neurobiologist Dr. Keren Grafen about study results on the negative effects of RF-EMF on children‘s brain development.
Smartphones, Wi-Fi routers and phone masts – what effect do they have on your health? Interview with Dr. Joel M. Moskowitz
We reprint an interesting interview given by a world-renowned expert on the harmful biological effects of electromagnetic fields to the Polish Institute for Civil Affairs in Łódź.
France must curb child, teen use of smartphones, social media, says panel🔗
Children under 11 should not have a mobile phone. The use of smartphones with internet access should be banned for children under 13. Social media apps should be banned for all under-15s, and minors over 15 should only access "ethical" platforms, according to a report by an expert panel appointed by the French President.
Impact of New Media and Communication Networks on Children and Youth – Roundtable in the Senate of the Czech Republic Parliament🔗
12 March 2024, under the auspices of the Czech Senate Subcommittee on the Family, forty experts analyzed the issue of digital technologies and sought recommendations on how to improve today’s alarming situation among children and youth. (Translate with DeepL to your language)