Evan Spiegel, Miranda Kerr were anti-screen time for children — until the pandemic

June 20, 2023 | 11:33am Enlarge Image Evan Spiegel told the Wall Street Journal’s Sam Schechner that he and wife Miranda Kerr originally didn’t want to expose their children to smart devices. Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal CANNES — Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr were against allowing their children to have screen time — until the pandemic. The Snapchat founder, who shares sons Myles, 3, and Hart, 4, as well as stepson Flynn, 11, with the model, told the Wall Street Journal’s Sam Schechner that the couple didn’t want to expose their children to smartphones until they realized the devices were the only way to keep Flynn connected to his friends while social distancing. “The dam broke and we have not looked back,” Spiegel said at Journal House Tuesday morning during the Cannes Lions Festival, adding that Flynn lost his smartphone in Australia and they decided against buying him a new one. However, when Flynn engages with his laptop, the tech tycoon makes sure his son uses his “critical thinking skills.” However, the Snapchat founder realized smartphones were the only way to keep wife Miranda Kerr’s son Flynn, 11, connected to friends while social distancing. REUTERS “We encourage [Flynn] to question things
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