Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

Institutions, governments, parents and others have for years associated smartphone use by children with bullying, suicidal ideation, anxiety and loss of concentration necessary for learning.

New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following ...

TOKYO -- The smartphone ownership rate among fourth to sixth graders in the Kanto region that includes the Japanese capital has surpassed 50% for the ...

The move will impact students at elementary and high schools across the South American nation starting in February. It provides a legal framework to ensure students only use such devices in cases ...

On the 14th, Seoul's Guro District announced that it has established a system to limit smartphone use around elementary schools to prevent elementary students from getting into traffic accidents ...

Finland passes law restricting smartphone use by primary and secondary school students This article, originally posted in Japanese on 15:30 May 01, 2025, may contains some machine-translated parts.