Over half of countries have banned phones in schools: UNESCO
The Hindu • 3/22/2026
Summary
A report by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) team indicates that over half of countries have banned phones in schools. The report highlights concerning trends related to TikTok’s algorithm, which targets teenagers with body image content every 39 seconds and promotes content related to eating disorders every eight minutes.
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