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France tests 'digital pause' for school kids

Gasia Ohanes | Anna Saraste
September 5, 2024

France is testing a mobile phone ban in hundreds of middle schools, part of what it's calling a "digital pause" for schoolkids. If the trial is deemed a success it could lead to a nationwide ban in 2025.

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