The UK is considering banning smartphone purchases for children under 16

The UK Parliament will consider banning minors under the age of 16 in the country from making purchases from their smartphones after observing the support the measure has received in several surveys conducted as part of efforts to protect and protect minors against the law. Internet threats and social networks.

Today, younger generations have grown up with the internet at their fingertips, and while this gives them an advantage over those who are not digital natives in terms of fluency with new technologies, the reality is that It has disadvantages and negative consequences That over time we get to know each other.

For example, we saw how Social networks can greatly impact the mental health of minors And how it is necessary to use them responsibly and appropriately to avoid harm and diseases such as depression or stress.

So little by little, Parents themselves and public institutions pay more attention to these problems and try to find solutions to them.. In the United Kingdom, the government a few months ago published guidelines on the use of mobile phones in the country's schools, but politicians and English society in general are pushing for more efforts.

In a poll conducted by Parentkind last March, this was found 58% Of parents with school-age children In favor of the government's decision to ban smartphones for those under 16 years of age. In contrast, another poll conducted by More in Common supported this trend, with A 64% of those surveyed supported banning the sale of smartphones to children under 16 years of age.

Although of course not everyone agrees, as one Tory MP pointed out:The role of the government is not to intervene and petty; “Our goal is to make parents more aware of the powers they have, such as restrictions on websites and apps and even the use of parental control apps.”

For his part, a government spokesman explained to The Guardian: “We do not comment on speculation. Our commitment to making the UK the safest place for children to be online is unwavering.“As our landmark Internet Safety Act demonstrates.”

On the other hand, proposals also appeared such as: Developing smartphones for adults (those that exist so far) and smartphones for children under 16 years of agewho will be more limited and will not be able to access social networks and applications that could be considered harmful to them.