Kids should be banned from smartphones until 13 and social media until 18, a major French study says

• Kids should be barred from using smartphones until 13 and social media until 18, a report said.
• The French government-backed report said social media should be limited to those with "ethical thinking."
• It said the tech industry is making children "commodities" and "targets of endless notifications."

Children should be barred from using smartphones until they turn 13 and social media until they are 18, according to a report commissioned by the French president.