Should Smartphones Be Banned at Thanksgiving?

If you don't want to upset your grandma, you should probably put away your smartphone at Thanksgiving dinner.

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Eventbrite recently conducted a study on Americans’ attitudes towards technology use during Thanksgiving and other holiday celebrations. The near ubiquity of smartphones is fueling a “tech backlash” this year — 66 percent of U.S. adults think smartphones should be banned at Thanksgiving dinner.

Women are even more anti-tech during T-day: 71 percent of women think phones should be banned, while 62 percent of men agreed with the measure. (Surprise: The guiltiest frequent phone-checkers are 18- to 44-year-old men.)

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