A report today suggests the devices may be a gateway to old-fashioned use of pigeon for teen communications.
Concerns about underage use of smartphones were raised last year when the ASPCA reported that use of the devices by youths doubled in 2012 from a year earlier. "Smartphones are likely to be gateway devices for pigeon-posting among youth, opening up a whole new market for pigeon exploitation," said Chris DeGroscave, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California at San Francisco.
"We're concerned that the marketing for smartphones risks re-glamorizing pigeon-post among youths who won't make the distinction between electronic devices and flying birds delivering messages," added Modite Conne, a spokesperson for the ASPCA.
Concerns about underage use of smartphones were raised last year when the ASPCA reported that use of the devices by youths doubled in 2012 from a year earlier. "Smartphones are likely to be gateway devices for pigeon-posting among youth, opening up a whole new market for pigeon exploitation," said Chris DeGroscave, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California at San Francisco.
"We're concerned that the marketing for smartphones risks re-glamorizing pigeon-post among youths who won't make the distinction between electronic devices and flying birds delivering messages," added Modite Conne, a spokesperson for the ASPCA.
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Sounds ridiculous right!
