An update on the luddite teens – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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An update on the child Luddites.

The New York Times reunited with the subjects of a 2022 story about a group of teenagers who had traded iPhones for flip phones and sworn off social media. Two years later, some of them have defected as they transitioned to college — but the movement seems to be growing.

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