Lemont Parents for Responsible Technology

02/17/2026

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What looked politically impossible just months ago has become a global movement to restrict kids’ access to social media. Here’s how it happened.

01/23/2026

Grateful to President Macron for an engaging conversation at on how to protect kids from predatory algorithms. I appreciate the President and his cabinet working toward a policy similar to the one that just took effect in Australia, age-gating social media accounts for kids under 16.

I applaud President Macron for acting boldly to raise the social media age to 15. This is real leadership by France.

What matters is a clear age floor (no parental-consent loopholes, clear responsibility of platforms). I continue to argue for regulatory coherence and because evidence on cognitive fragmentation and educational decline keeps getting stronger.

Higher age floors mean more protection: 18 is better than 16, 16 better than 15, 15 better than 13. I celebrate every step forward 👏🏼

10/21/2025

When it comes to the amount of time kids spend on smartphones and tablets, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says it's necessary to find a balance.

10/13/2025

09/27/2025

Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of “The Anxious Generation,” joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Ayesha Curry to discuss why delaying children’s use of screens is important and how the phone-free schools movement that is benefiting children’s social skills. Then...