Signal A village votes to outlaw phone use in public space

Summary

This signal is a French village that held a local vote and decided to ban mobile phone use in public spaces. The ban covers places such as parks, streets and restaurants. Sitra cites a Guardian report from February 2024 on the village's fight against the smartphone invasion. Attention in shared public space thus becomes a matter for local decision-making and rules. It shows communities actively reclaiming offline life rather than leaving it to individual choice. Sitra lists it among signals behind an imagined 2046 magazine column where digital peace becomes a selling point of travel.