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Gabriela Nguyen, 24, primarily uses a phone with no internet or social media.
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Gen Zers at Delete Day in New York City
Delete Day encouraged attendees to delete one app of their choice from their phones.

Famed for its 1960s anti-war protests, New York's Tompkins Square Park hosted another countercultural movement on Friday: rejecting social media.

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Some screen junkies are ditching their smartphones for dumbphones that cut out the juicy apps that keep users' eyes locked on the screen. Our tech reporter Jordan Hart tried out one of these dumbphones in the wild streets of New York City to see if it could really curb her screen addiction.

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An illustration of a pink flip phone with a heart on the screen against a light pink background.
Ella Jones replaced her smartphone with a Nokia 2720 Flip in July 2021.