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Restaurants ban phones to encourage social connection

Establishments are implementing phone bans and incentives to foster face-to-face interaction among diners.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 14 Sept 2026 · updated 2d ago

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  1. Phones are the new cigarettes: why restaurants are discouraging and even banning them The Guardian Business ·