Colorado could soon ban kids from buying smartphones

If a Colorado dad gets his way, teenagers with smartphones may have to BRB and TTYL.
Tim Farnum, a Denver doctor, is leading a push to prevent retailers from selling smartphones to customers younger than 13, The Coloradoan reported Friday. Farnum, in conjunction with his nonprofit group Parents Against Underage Smartphones, has recently begun collecting the roughly 300,000 signatures needed for the issue to appear on the ballot next fall.

Colorado could soon ban kids from buying smartphones