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For many of us, our phones are the first thing we look at in the morning and the last thing we put down at night. But with growing pressure over screen time and concerns about the impact of social media, tech companies like Meta have agreed to restrictions.

In our conversations, we bring together three people who have received treatment for tech addiction. We also hear from those have decided not to use smartphones at all.

鈥淭o me what鈥檚 weird is when a couple go on a date, instead of looking at each other and talking to each other, they鈥檙e staring at their own phones and texting people and doing whatever the hell they鈥檙e doing,鈥� Loren in Los Angeles tells us. 鈥淭hat to me is weird and I see elements of weirdness on smartphones all the time.鈥�

Presenter: James Reynolds
麻豆社 producers: Ben Davis, Angela Sheeran and Adam Chowdhury
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham
Editor: Arja Haikonen

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the 麻豆社 World Service Outside Source team.

(Photo: Young group of people standing in circle using mobile phones outside. Credit: Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images)