Ilana Klein
Journalist at WIRED and author of the piece 'Dumb Phone Owners Have Lost Their Minds', reporting on the rise of the logging-off movement and technology culture.
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Feb 18, 2026 • 1h
Dumbphone Owners Have Lost Their Minds: The Logging Off Industrial Complex
Ilana Klein, a WIRED journalist who reported on the logging-off movement, breaks down the rise of minimalist dumb phones and the booming business around digital detox. She explores how 2016’s algorithm shift changed online life, the politics and school bans fueling a moral panic, and why logging off is often a privileged, commercialized choice.
