The word "ban" is doing a lot of work here. As I read (and commented) earlier it's merely an informal decision by the village mayor that smombies are to be disc

The word "ban" is doing a lot of work here. As I read (and commented) earlier it's merely an informal decision by the village mayor that smombies are to be discouraged. The headmaster of a school who says no to phones probably has more clout. What amused me in that article was the kid who said he needed GPS to find his way around... in a village of 2000 people.