Peter Thiel and other tech billionaires are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich
Yahoo • • business
Key Points:
- Many billionaire tech leaders, including Steve Jobs, Peter Thiel, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk, deliberately limit their children's screen time despite creating and promoting digital technologies.
- Concerns about short-form video content and social media's impact on attention spans and mental health have led these leaders to impose strict restrictions, with some allowing as little as 1.5 hours of screen time per week.
- Scientific studies support their caution, linking short-form video use to poorer cognition and mental health declines across age groups.
- Governments worldwide are responding with legislative measures to restrict minors' social media use, with countries like Australia and Malaysia banning access for those under 16.
- This private caution among tech elites contrasts sharply with their public roles in
