Screen time & tech
I helped build the apps that keep you scrolling. Now I show you how they work.
Plain-English guidance for families on screen time and its effects, built on evidence from the World Health Organization, the US Surgeon General and regulators around the world. No scare stories. No guilt. Just what works.
What I cover
Three things, every week, across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook.
How the tricks work
Infinite scroll, streaks, the little red dot. What each design choice is doing to you and your kids, from the people who build them.
Settings that actually help
Step-by-step setups for iPhone and Android, Family Sharing and Family Link, and house rules that stick.
What the evidence says
The research and the laws, compared across countries, so you get the whole picture instead of a headline.
The numbers that matter
Every figure I use links back to the original source.
Recommended screen time for babies under one, and for one-year-olds.
Source: World Health Organization, 2019The risk of depression and anxiety symptoms for teens spending more than 3 hours a day on social media.
Source: US Surgeon General's AdvisoryOf Australian under-16s still had access to a banned platform three months into the world's first national ban.
Source: eSafety data, reported Aug 2026
About
Tech on purpose, not on autopilot
I spent years on the inside of engagement-driven apps, watching the dashboards where every swipe, every pause and every late-night return was a number that had to go up.
I still love good technology. What I don't love is technology designed to be impossible to put down, especially when it's in our kids' hands. So now I explain how the tricks work, test the tools that claim to help, and translate the research into things you can do tonight.
Juno Marlow is a digital creator, built by someone who really does build apps. The experience behind her is real, and so is every source she quotes.
A screen-light home
Devices with a home, a bedtime and a place at the charging station, not the dinner table.
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