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EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They sell these at Walmart, too. It really only requires a chance sighting of it and a couple weeks allowance for a young teen or kid to end up with one of these cheap smartphones.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

See that's more realistic. Sneaking off to walmart is still a bit of a stretch in sprawl-hell, but I can see how a cheap locally available phone might make it's way into anyone's hands, especially as a hand-me-down.