Japan city drafts ordinance to cap smartphone use at 2 hours per day
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A central Japan city said Thursday it will seek to pass an ordinance recommending all residents limit smartphone use to two hours a day outside of work and school amid concerns over the impact of excessive technology exposure, though there will be no penalties proposed.

I would like to know how you think about this. Personally, I think it’s a very good ordinance. It’s not enforced, but encouraged. We should correct the situation that Xitter users and Tiktokers are getting brainfucked by spreading conspiracies.

  • LwL@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    7 hours ago

    Smartphones aren’t the issue. You can access the internet in other ways. This feels very boomer yelling at clouds.

    That said, as a recommendation, sure why not. People do seem a bit too glued to their phones overall. But I don’t think that’s anything new.

    I also don’t know anything about japanese laws, so I have no idea if this is a concern, but anything potentially enforcable that cuts into people’s freedom arbitrarily makes alarm bells go off in my head.

    • dindonmasker@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      7 hours ago

      Every time i see something like that from Japan i think it’s a new method they are trying to get people to have more babies XD “stop being on your phone so much and go outside to meet people!”