Yondr

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Yondr
Founded2014
Founders Graham Dugoni [1]
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
ProductsYondr Pouch
Website www.overyondr.com

Yondr is an American company founded by Graham Dugoni in 2014. [2] [3] [4] Yondr sells its products to households and leases them to schools, courthouses, and venues around the world. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Yondr's core product is the Yondr Pouch, a magnetic pouch in which a person's cell phone may remain in their possession but unusable within a designated phone-free area (such as a school, performance venue, meeting room, etc.). The Yondr Pouch is marketed to prevent cell-phone photography or recording at live events or prevent distractions at schools or workplaces without needing to confiscate and store phones away from their owners. The company has since spread to 27 countries and has offices in London and Dublin.

The company has since established its own outdoor music festival, which was held in 2023 in Greenville, New York. [9]

Background

Graham Dugoni, a former professional soccer player, founded Yondr after attending the Treasure Island Music Festival in 2012. After witnessing an intoxicated man dancing and people filming him, he questioned the effects of technology on personal privacy and freedom of expression. Dugoni leaned on his interest in sociology, phenomenology, and the philosophy of technology and began experimenting with several options for the design of the Yondr pouch. [10] [11]

Implementation of Yondr products

A Yondr phone pouch Yondr pouch.png
A Yondr phone pouch

In schools

Beginning in 2014, Yondr has been implemented in schools to address the issue with students using their phones during school hours. [12] It often has positive effects, however, not without controversy. The debate of whether students should be allowed to use their phone in school is a heated one. A 2024 poll taken by the National Parents Union found that more than 80% of parents supported the banning of phones in schools. [13]

In contrast, Time reported significant pushback by parents and students, regarding Yondr as an expensive and overcomplicated solution to a simple problem. [14]

Notwithstanding, in 2023 the US government spent $2.13 million on Yondr, a 52% increase over the previous year. [15] At the same time, some students who have Yondr implemented in their schools said they notice the benefits and support the use of Yondr in their school. [16] Schools have also reported increased academic performance, attention, and a decrease in fights and bullying. [14]

At concerts and shows

In 2019, the use of Yondr cases was reported to be growing more common in comedy and theater. [17] They have been utilized at concerts featuring artists like Bob Dylan, [18] Alicia Keys, Childish Gambino, and Guns N’ Roses, as well as during performances by comedians [19] such as Louis C.K., [17] Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, and Ali Wong, who aim to prevent their material from being leaked on YouTube and to keep their audiences focused, free from distractions like Instagram. [19]

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References

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