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The tools and understanding you need to protect yourself, and your family. Smartphone Nation will transform the way you - and your children - understand your devices and how they affect you. In this practical, agenda-setting book, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr - one of the UK's leading experts on digital literacy - sets out how you can keep the advantages of the internet whilst identifying often hidden dangers and stepping away when you're over-reliant. This life-changing guide provides practical tips, clear takeaways and tested strategies to empower you to take back control of your digital life. Covering misogyny, pornography, body image, advertising, violence and more, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr explains echo chambers, the attention economy, and why we are still so unprotected when it comes to digital media. You'll learn how to game your algorithm, how to limit targeted advertising, how to catch misinformation and how to improve your digital nutrition. Essential reading for parents and anyone who has ever worried about how compulsively they check their phone, Smartphone Nation will equip you not only to survive in the digital space, but to thrive.

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SMART AND ACCESSIBLE . . . successfully equips families to upend unhealthy digital practices. -- Publishers Weekly Smartphone Nation demystifies the algorithms driving our digital world and equips us with the practical tools needed to build a healthier, happier future for ourselves and our kids. * Daisy Greenwell, co-founder Smartphone-Free Childhood * A candid, rigorous, and witty read on how to stop digital devices from wreaking havoc on our lives. As a leading expert on social media and internet policy, Kaitlyn Regehr illuminates what we can do—individually and collectively—to put our smartphones in their place. * Adam Grant, author of THINK AGAIN * Packed full of practical advice which parents, carers and teachers will find immensely helpful, * Natasha Devon, MBE *

Smartphone Nation demystifies the algorithms driving our digital world and equips us with the practical tools needed to build a healthier, happier future for ourselves and our kids. * Daisy Greenwell, co-founder Smartphone-Free Childhood * A candid, rigorous, and witty read on how to stop digital devices from wreaking havoc on our lives. As a leading expert on social media and internet policy, Kaitlyn Regehr illuminates what we can do—individually and collectively—to put our smartphones in their place. * Adam Grant, author of THINK AGAIN * Packed full of practical advice which parents, carers and teachers will find immensely helpful, * Natasha Devon, MBE *

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Dr Kaitlyn Regehr is a leading expert on the cultural impacts of social media. She's an Associate Professor UCL (University College London), lecturing on digital literacy, a prominent voice in the media, a key influence in policy circles, and a mum of two. Kaitlyn appears regularly in the media as an expert on this subject, including on BBC News, ITV, BBC Women's Hour, Channel 4 and in The Economist. She has provided consultation in the House of Lords, to Members of Parliament, the Metropolitan Police, the Scottish Government, and Prevent.

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