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Survey Puts 17.5% of Galician Teens at Risk for Problematic Social Media Use

A larger Unicef study reports a far lower national rate, prompting experts to urge caution in how prevalence is interpreted.

Europe Tightens School Phone Rules: Sweden Tables Ban, Hesse Reports Early Gains, Austria Plans Trial

Saxony-Anhalt Drafts Binding School Smartphone Guideline, Keeps Decisions Local

France Moves to Bar Social Media for Under-15s, Targeting September 2026 Start

PT Senator Files Bill to Ban Personal Mobile Devices in Mexico’s Basic-Education Schools

Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Hits Holidays With Patchy Enforcement and a High Court Fight

Singapore Extends Secondary School Phone and Smartwatch Ban to the Full Day Starting January

Hamburg and Lower Saxony Direct Schools to Set Smartphone Rules Within a Year

Ann Arbor Parents Submit Petition for First-Bell-to-Last-Bell School Phone Ban

Public Backs Tougher Youth Phone Rules in Germany as EU Law Complicates National Bans

New Survey Fuels German Push to Curb Phones in Schools as Sweden Sets 2026 Ban

Landmark Trial Finds Phone-Free Lessons Modestly Raise Grades

Nova Scotia Liberals to Table Bill Setting 16 as Minimum Social Media Age

Berlin Upholds School Autonomy as Hamburg CDU Proposes Statewide Smartphone Ban

Texas Phone Ban Takes Effect as Pennsylvania Bill Targets School Devices

Fathers File for Judicial Review to Force School Smartphone Ban

Texas Bans Student Cell Phone Use During School Hours

Italy Extends Smartphone Ban to Upper Secondary Schools

Bristol primary to ban smartphones from September after pupil’s phone logged 9,000 messages overnight

Germany Grapples with Diverging School Smartphone Policies