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People believe the over-use of smartphones are causing many problems in our lives, and it should be regulated. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

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Ever since the accelerated development of human civilization, perpetual scientific discoveries of nature have accompanied mankind all along the journey. With the invention of a variety of electronic devices, including
smartphones
, people have been able to live a more convenient and
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sophisticated life.
However
, problems like
frauds
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, and profanity brought by them have aroused public attention and
urge
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 to regulate these phenomena.
Over-use
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 of
smartphones
, in my view, should be regulated.
Smartphones
, in the
first
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 still in
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 initial stage compared with
long
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 history of human civilization. When new products and gadgets are invented, we should be cautious about
its
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 potential harms. For
smartphone
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smartphones
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, many applications contained in
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 are aimed to make people, especially
children
 and teenagers, get addicted. The algorithm and big data can capture users’ personal interests and
therefore
 constantly show them the contents they prefer, during which their brains will continuously produce dopamine to stimulate their nerves. In the long run, people can waste
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 amount of time and energy on
the
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smartphones
instead
 of shifting their attention to the real world, and they may even resort to
those kind
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 of desires and stimulation in real life, leading to crimes and illegal activities.
Additionally
, the regulation and
law
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 related to
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a smartphone
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smartphone
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 as well as
its
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 related secondary products are insufficient. That’s why numerous college students every year are cheated by
frauds
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 online, which
make
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 them suffer both financially and psychologically. That’s why many illegal websites expose pornography and profanity to
children
 in order to make profits. That’s why many video game producers encourage players to purchase unreasonable expensive virtual products. All these boil down to the lack of regulation, management, and proper guidance by the government and related agencies because for many
children
 and the younger generation, their cognitive abilities have been fully developed,
they
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 do not know how to discern
the
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accurate information they need. As a consequence, they can be mesmerized by a sea of information on their
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smart phones
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.
Thus
, I believe that government should play its role in establishing transparent and complete regulations and laws to make the contents on
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smartphone
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 legal and appropriate
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 and to set time limits on the use by teenagers and
children
 on playing video games.
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