{
  "id": 12164842,
  "title": "Freckle Phone Wants to Give Kids Independence Without Handing Them the Internet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/freckle-phone-wants-to-give-kids-independence-without-handing-them",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Gadgeteer",
    "slug": "the-gadgeteer",
    "url": "https://the-gadgeteer.com/2026/10/05/freckle-phone-kids-phone-without-internet/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The first-phone problem is harder than picking iPhone or Android. A child may need a way to call home, coordinate pickup, carry a little spending money, or explore a neighborhood with more independence. But a typical smartphone also opens the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}