Jack Thorne, writer of Netflix's Adolescence, has backed Esther Ghey's call for a ban on smartphones in schools and social media for under 16's.
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THE creator of Netflix hit Adolescence has backed calls by the mother of murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey to ban smartphones in schools.
Esther Ghey urges government to introduce legal ban and says current guidance creates ‘postcode lottery’
Her murdered daughter Brianna had an addiction to her smartphone which had been raised as a concern by her school
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
Flossie McShea, 17, and Katie Moore, 43, want to see a complete statutory ban on smartphones in schools.
The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains…
Parents, teachers and young people share their views on whether social media restrictions would work in the UK
