Rage Against the Screen
Mumsnet's Rage Against the Screen campaign is empowering parents to take action to protect their children’s health, and fighting for policy change to ensure our kids are safe online.
By Sophia Carlton | Last updated Dec 8, 2025
Spend just a few minutes on Mumsnet and you’ll see the growing anxiety among parents about the addictive effect of social media and smartphones on the still-developing brains of their children.
Children are essentially guinea pigs in a giant experiment and, as time goes on, there is more and more evidence to suggest that the results won’t be positive.
Our Rage Against the Screen campaign was built with and for parents who want to take back control. We’re here to share practical tools, expert insights, and space for honest conversations about how to handle kids, smartphones and social media.
But we know that responsible parenting alone isn't enough to counter the billion dollar might of Big Tech. And that's why we're calling on the government to act to help us protect our children.
We want politicians to change the law to stop Big Tech using your kids’ data to target them with addictive algorithms - a move that more than 90% of Mumsnet users back.
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