An Open Letter to Big Tech From an Outraged Parent

To the Zuckerbergs and Mosseris of the World

Let me articulate my rage.

I am a consultant, educator, activist, and most importantly, parent. As a consultant, I advocate a tech-intentional approach to screen use. As an educator, I teach parents how to address the screentime challenges. As an activist, I demand better protection of children’s data and privacy in schools. And as a parent, I am fighting for my kids’ future cognitive and emotional health when I set limits on screentime.

Even as a literal expert in this field, it feels like I am holding back a tsunami with sandbags.

You’re parents too.

That’s the part that enrages me.

You know what you are doing…

Read the rest of Emily’s letter on her website (linked here)!

Emily Cherkin, M.A.Ed., is a tech-intentional parent, educator, speaker, writer, and founder of The Screentime Consultant, LLC, and her work has been featured in local and national news, including in The New York Times and on The Today Show and Good Morning, America.