Live Breaking News & Updates on Under Ills

Stay updated with breaking news from Under ills. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Transcripts For BBCNEWS Can We Live Without Our Phones... 20240908

But is a ban really the answer . I dont think we should expect kids to use their phone less, because were not. Were not. Im not. Youre not. I dont think anyone is. On the outskirts of birmingham, 14 year old josh says he can spend up to ten hours a day on his smartphone. He messages his friends and scrolls through hundreds of tiktok videos. Its pretty much like my best friend. Like, i use it every single day. I always have to have it next to me because, like, i wont get scared that im being like, left out, or something. During the week, Joshs Mum makes him leave his smartphone downstairs at night. But at the weekend its a different story. I, like, watch My Phone throughout the night. My phone would be, like, constantly going off, which will wake me up, and then ill have to check it, just to see if im, like, missing anything import ....

Social Media Companies , Government Directive , Tiktok Videos , Best Friend , Left Out , My Phone , He Sl , Watching Tiktok , She Lljust Go Upstairs , Social Media Feeds , Social Media Correspondent , Social Media , Under Ills , Smartphone Ban , Under 13s , Keah Have , Smartphone Obsessivesjosh , The End , Everything Else , Stir Crazy , Brick Phones , Internet Access , Laughter Goodnight , Writing A , My Day , Polish Out ,

Transcripts For BBCNEWS Can We Live Without Our Phones... 20240907

Sometimes, even when he sl asleep you can go in and he s still holding the phone and it s still playing a tiktok video, or something. A few miles away, 13yearold keah is also rarely off her phone. When i m not at school, i probably use it, like, a lot. Like, most of the day. She scrolls through dozens of videos an hour and chats to friends and family around the country. Sometimes i stay up all night, maybe until about, like, 5am, watching tiktok or playing games, or watching netflix, or anything like that. I just scroll and scroll and scroll. It s terrible. Sometimes i ll go to my sister s and the family will meet there and she ll just go upstairs and be on her phone. And that s the time when i feel like i would like her tojust put the phone down and have her family time. Many of us are obsessed with our smartphones, but what s the impact on our kids? from looking at keah and josh s
Tiktok Videos , Best Friend , Left Out , He Sl , Watching Tiktok , Social Media Feeds , Social Media Correspondent , Social Media , Under Ills , Smartphone Ban , Under 13s , Keah Have , Smartphone Obsessivesjosh , Everything Else , Brick Phones , Internet Access , The End , Stiri Crazy , Laughter Goodnight , My Day , Writing A , Polish Out , I Need My Phone , Friends Don T , Usuallyjust Facetime , Ordering Food ,