You can't blame parents. But I see too many parents glued to their phone, while also worrying about their kids' internet use.

Five ideas from me to how to stop using your phone for absolutely everything.

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Charged!

This is the video the police have been sending to the criminals that were using Labhost. Not bad!

news.met.police.uk/videos/labhost…

Whatever you think of the police, over the last 2-3 years (Lockbit, iSpoof & LabHost) the Met & NCA have become among the best in the world at disrupting cyber-crime operations. There's still A LOT to be done in terms of prevention & public behaviour - but credit where it's due.

You need to de-phone your life.

Your smartphone doesn't also have to be your calculator, alarm clock, watch, book, compass, music system, camera, GPS system.

Here's five ideas to stop using your phone for absolutely everything.

jamiejbartlett.substack.com/p/how-to-de-ph…

I need to look into this more. On the face of it - deeply worrying.

Five easy ideas we should all consider.
Remember your smartphone is not just a phone, it’s far more addictive

Jamie Bartlett I do a few of these already. But am really tempted by the alarm clock which is a great idea!

You need to de-phone your life.

Your smartphone doesn't also have to be your calculator, alarm clock, watch, book, compass, music system, camera, GPS system.

Here's five ideas to stop using your phone for absolutely everything.

jamiejbartlett.substack.com/p/how-to-de-ph…

We did it again, we won the fucking league 🏴‍☠️

Woke up to the amazing news that our Believe in Magic podcast won Gold at the New York Festivals Radio Awards!!

Big up the whole team, above all Ruth Mayer (producer & co-author) & Innes Bowen (exec).

radio.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/Winner…

🚨 Launch day is finally here for my new book, GROWTH: A RECKONING! Very excited to discuss the ideas in the weeks to come. 🚨

Bank closures = more techno-admin for all of us. Especially if it comes to fraud! #youandyours

jamiejbartlett.substack.com/publish/posts/…

Fascinating study suggests most trolling might be accidental.

Bear that in mind before getting furious & distinguish between the 4 types of online troll:

Asshole
Artist
Professional
Accidental

My latest on Substack

open.substack.com/pub/jamiejbart…

You wait ages for a good BBC Sounds podcast about how tech is changing us & 2 come along at once. Jamie Bartlett’s The Gatekeepers, which I’ve already recommended, & my latest listen: Helen Lewis’ great series on instant messaging bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/…

“Sometimes the extremely angry people on the internet are not who you think they are. And your heroic effort to ‘call them out’ is precisely what they want you to do.” Jamie Bartlett’s on trolls. This is why I rarely argue on socials, much less on polarised, complex topics

Is most ‘trolling’ accidental?

open.substack.com/pub/jamiejbart…

Pleased to announce that Winklevoss Capital is to invest $4.5m into Real Bedford FC.

Welcoming my new co-owners Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss Winklevoss.

LFG 🏴‍☠️