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Living without a smartphone in 2024: the story of a teacher who made that choice
Louis, 62, a geography teacher, has chosen to live without a smartphone. Between alternative organization and daily constraints, a portrait of an unconventional lifestyle.
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The French sleep on average 6 hours and 50 minutes per night, well below recommendations. Specialists are advocating for sleep to become a public health issue, just like nutrition.
The Impact of Smartphones on Family and Marital Relationships
A France Inter broadcast explores how smartphones disrupt family and marital relationships, and suggests ways to ritualize and discipline their use.
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Relationship phubbing: when your phone erodes your relationship
Psychoanalyst Christian Richomme analyzes phubbing, the behavior of ignoring one's partner for one's phone, and identifies four major consequences for a couple's life.
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A study reveals that 70% of respondents cannot do without their smartphone
A study of 20,000 people reveals that 70% of respondents cannot do without their smartphone, with impacts on physical and mental health.
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US: Meta and Google convicted of endangering minors
A US judge ordered Meta and Google to pay $6 million for endangering minors. Le Temps believes that only strong regulation can solve this public health problem.
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Meta and Google’s unprecedented conviction sends shivers through Silicon Valley
A Los Angeles court has found Meta and Google liable for a teenager's social media addiction, a first in the United States that could pave the way for thousands of other lawsuits.
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Young people facing digital addiction: mechanisms and potential regulations
Baptiste Detombe, 24, documents the addictive mechanisms of social networks in young people and proposes bank card access control before the age of 16.
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Forest schools as an antidote to children's digital overload
UNESCO documents the effects of screen overexposure in young people: between 5 and 9 hours daily in front of devices, with measurable impacts on cognitive and emotional development.This prolonged exposure leads to observable consequences: increased anxiety, body dissatisfaction, reduced attention span, decreased creativity, and sleep disturbances.
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