New Documentary Sounds Alarm on Harmful Effects of Cellphone Addiction Among Children

‘Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones’ debuted on the UK’s Channel 4 on Dec. 11.
New Documentary Sounds Alarm on Harmful Effects of Cellphone Addiction Among Children
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A new documentary, hosted by British singer-songwriter Matt Willis and his wife, television personality Emma Willis, sheds light on the troubling physical and psychological effects that cellphone and social media addiction has on children.

The first installment of the two-part docuseries, titled “Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones,” debuted on the UK’s Channel 4 on Dec. 11, followed by the release of the second episode on Dec. 12.