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Steve Hilton Vows to Make California 'First Place in the World' to End Smartphones For Kids Without Banning Them: Calls for California Schools to Become Phone-Free

Sep 1, 2026 · 06:19 AM ET· updated 2h ago
Steve Hilton Vows to Make California 'First Place in the World' to End Smartphones For Kids Without Banning Them: Calls for California Schools to Become Phone-Free

Hilton proposed a plan to end smartphones for California children without a ban, including phone-free schools, parent pledges and basic phones.

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Why It Matters

A California leader wants schools and families to stop kids from using smartphones, but without making them illegal. This matters because Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram) makes money when people use phones, so fewer young users could eventually mean less money for the company.

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