South Korean students on smartphones: why is a ban being introduced?

South Korean schoolchildren with backpacks standing and sitting near a school, engrossed in their smartphones — illustrating the issue addressed by digital detox initiatives and smartphone bans in schools

The photo shows children in school uniforms with backpacks absorbed in their mobile phone screens against the backdrop of a school building. This vividly illustrates the problem that new pilot digital detox programs in South Korea aim to tackle.

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