The Telegraph – Staff Writer
” Children under the age of ten should not be allowed to own a smartphone, a majority of parents believe, according to a new survey. Internet Matters, a non-for-profit organisation working to keep the internet safe, found that 85 per cent of parents of primary school children want an age requirement enforced. Currently, as many as 65 per cent of children aged between eight and 11 years old own a smartphone. Newcastle has been nicknamed the “smartphone capital of Britain” – more than 90 per cent of eight to 11 year olds own a device.”(more)