Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public
Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks – but young people say there’s little else to do Angelique Chrisafis Angelique Chrisafis in Seine-Port @achrisafis Sat 10 Feb 2024 05.00 GMT
A picture of a smartphone with a red line through it serves as a warning in the window of a hairdresser’s shop in a French village that has voted to ban people scrolling on their phones in public. “Everyone is struggling with too much screen time,” said Ludivine, a cardiology nurse, as she had her hair cut into a bob, leaving her phone out of sight in her bag. “I voted in favour, this could be a solution.”
Seine-Port, in the Seine-et-Marne area south of Paris, with a population of fewer than 2,000 people, last weekend voted yes in a referendum to restrict smartphone use in public, banning adults and children from scrolling on their devices while walking down the street, while sitting with others on a park bench, while in shops, cafes or eating in restaurants and while parents wait for their children in front of the school gates. Those who might check their phone’s map when lost are instead being encouraged to ask for directions.
A 2000 people town, current trends indicate that the place is probably devoid of young people anyway. No matter what, that policy will not make young people want to live there, what a way to kill off your own town’s already dwindling population
Damn this place banned heroin in public, I can’t believe they banned heroin in public, now the town will die because youngsters won’t be able to do heroin in public there.
Bro just casually saying that using a smartphone is tantamount to taking heroin.
Banning smoking in public would get the old folks riled up, but would also be a good thing, your point being?
This is you, stop it, it’s annoying.
This was a shitpost, if you couldn’t tell that then you need to put your phone down and go touch grass.
Scrolling on your phone is truly the exact same thing as doing heroin, thank you for this flawless comparison.
That sounds like a bonus for them