Big Tech Gut Check (week of June 9, 2025)

The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.‍

Social Media & Big Tech highlights for this week:

• Snapchat Launches on Apple Watch
• Snapchat Partners with McDonalds to Promote Snapchat+
• Sign the Petition to Urge McDonalds to End Partnership with Snapchat
• Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimes offer little to no benefit, research shows
• New Study by AngelQ Uncovers: Technology is stealing precious moments from families
• WSJ: Apple's Role in the Teen Sextortion Epidemic (and interview with Sarah Gardner of Heat Initiative)
• New Screen Time Study Links to Mental Health Struggles (and highlights gaming as especially problematic)

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Parent Resource: Why you can't have Instagram

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