Phone bans are going into effect across the country. Already, eight states in the U.S.—California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, and Virginia—have enacted a complete ban or some form of restriction on students’ phones at school.

The Project Liberty team partnered with Human Change to create Future House—a space that convened global leaders, CEOs, technologists, academics, and changemakers to tackle the most pressing issues facing the future of technology.

One session focused on the lessons from the global movement for smartphone-free childhood. Moderated by Dr. Mitch Prinstein, Chief Psychology Officer at the American Psychological Association, the session featured Chris McKenna, Founder and CEO of Protect Young Eyes, Dr. Marco Gui, Associate Professor and co-founder of Patti Digitali, Dr. Phil McRae, a Canadian educator and scholar, and Julie Scelfo, Founder and Executive Director of Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA).