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EE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphone (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

On Amazon you either need to buy gift cards or have a working bank account/credit card.
If your kid works around those road blocks you have more serious problems...
And btw: Are they really usable?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They sell these same cheap phones at the store, and yeah, they work fine. I assume you live way out in the suburbs somewhere where it is unheard of that a young teen might end up at a store with dozens of dollars in their pocket, but I'm being realistic. You have to be vigilant about what your kids are up to.

In many ways, I am more comfortable with my kid going to the store on their own than I am of them using TikTok, given what I know about TikTok.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

If you call the outer rim of the main city "way out in the suburbs"... Sure
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vPoEP3hS1yGNsfSH9