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The mayor of a French village tried to ban smartphones in public. Now he fears voters will throw him out of office

Governments across the world are considering limiting smartphone use in the classrooms and beyond to prevent a growing addiction to screens. But in the sleepy village of Seine-Port, a ban on scrolling has caused a backlash, Harriette Boucher reports

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