{
  "id": 16420680,
  "title": "Annoying fiddling: Survey: Two-thirds don't want cell phones at the dinner table",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/nervige-daddelei-umfrage-zwei-drittel-wollen-keine-handys-am-esstisch",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T03:17:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/nervige-daddelei-umfrage-zwei-drittel-wollen-keine-handys-am-esstisch/100264739.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A survey conducted by Civey on behalf of Vodafone found that many people consider the use of smartphones during certain social situations to be impolite. Almost two-thirds of the 2,500 respondents believe that using a smartphone while eating with others is rude, while 17% admit to occasionally doing so themselves. The survey also found that 71% of respondents consider smartphone use during personal conversations to be impolite, and 34% consider it rude during cinema or theatre visits. Additionally, the survey revealed that 9% of respondents use their phones during personal conversations, and 6% do so in cinemas or theatres.",
  "summary": "He's looking at his phone again. Thoughts like these are likely to be booming in the digital age. A survey shows when people are annoyed by their conversation partner's phone use.",
  "key_points": [
    "63% find smartphone use impolite at dinner table",
    "71% consider phone distraction impolite during personal conversations",
    "21% view checking emails at work as acceptable"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The widespread disapproval of smartphone use during shared meals and personal conversations signals a growing social demand for undivided attention in private and intimate settings.",
  "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."
}