The Big Tech Gut Check is a super quick, weekly update on all things social media and Big Tech.‍ Social Media &amp; Big Tech highlights for this week:<ul><li><a href="https://newsroom.snap.com/apple-watch-watchos-app" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Snapchat Launches on Apple Watch</a></li><li><a href="https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-partners-mcdonalds-snapchat-plus-subscription-offer-points/750347/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Snapchat Partners with McDonalds to Promote Snapchat+</a></li><li><a href="https://www.change.org/p/urge-mcdonald-s-to-end-snapchat-partnership" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sign the Petition to Urge McDonalds to End Partnership with Snapchat</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/09/teenage-girls-tiktok-skincare-regimes-offer-little-to-no-benefit-research-shows" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimes offer little to no benefit, research shows</a></li><li><a href="https://www.angelq.ai/resources/lostchildhoodsurvey" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">New Study by AngelQ Uncovers: Technology is stealing precious moments from families</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/sextortion-scam-teens-apple-imessage-app-159e82a8?mod=Searchresults_pos1&amp;page=1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">WSJ: Apple's Role in the Teen Sextortion Epidemic</a> (and <a href="https://www.scrolling2death.com/post/apples-role-in-the-teen-sextortion-epidemic-with-sarah-gardner-of-heat-initiative" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">interview with Sarah Gardner of Heat Initiative</a>)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/8poM974HAag" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">New Screen Time Study Links to Mental Health Struggles</a> (and highlights gaming as especially problematic)</li></ul>‍<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qDopZpxKkIptwWsqREsBi03IxUp4Xp1WG0dTwOQAPhY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Parent Resource: Why you can't have Instagram</a><a href="https://www.angelq.ai/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Download AngelQ in the App Store</a>.

Digital safety: What every parent should know (with Lavanya Gupta)

Scrolling 2 Death is a podcast for parents who are worried about social media. Through interviews with parents and experts, we explore smartphone use, screen time, school-issued devices, social media use and so much more.