June 7, 2021: Australia’s phone ban, US’s device repair agenda

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Pocket dictionary: Plebiscite. Chile begins a rewrite of their constitution. Australia bans phones in schools. US releases report on device restriction consequences.

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Plebiscite sources:

• Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/blog/chiles-constitutional-rewrite-difficult-path-ahead-recipe-inclusion

Australia’s phone ban sources:

• The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/banning-mobile-phones-in-schools-can-improve-students-academic-performance-this-is-how-we-know-153792
• Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242569/age-distribution-in-australia/#:~:text=Age%20structure%20in%20Australia%202019&text=The%20statistic%20shows%20age%20distribution,65%20years%20old%20and%20over.
• BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44401660
• BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55902778
• Physicians for Safe Tech: https://mdsafetech.org/2019/09/29/new-california-law-bans-cell-phones-in-classrooms/#:~:text=San%20Mateo%20in%202019%20adopted,as%20their%20social%20well%2Dbeing.&text=Teachers%20now%20spend%20less%20time,definite%20increase%20in%20student%20engagement

US’s right to repair sources:

• Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/microsoft-and-apple-wage-war-on-gadget-right-to-repair-laws
• The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22424363/ftc-repair-restrictions-report-nixing-the-fix-smartphones-automakers
• Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/eu-right-repair-technology-decade-b1809408.html