What if the apps designed to connect us are actually pulling us apart? Social media platforms compete for attention, often at the expense of children’s well-being. But parents, teens and advocates are pushing back. The documentary “Your Attention Please” tells their stories and shows why a healthier digital world is possible.
A growing fight for safer technology
The documentary film explores how social media platforms use features that keep people scrolling and checking their phones. It also follows people working to change that system, including parents seeking legal and policy reforms and young innovators building safer technology.
Their efforts show that change can happen in several ways:
- Parents can push for laws that protect children from harmful online practices.
- Young programmers can create tools to help prevent cyberbullying.
- Teens can build communities that encourage face-to-face connections.
- Schools can test phone-free environments to help students focus on learning.
Rather than presenting technology as the enemy, the documentary asks how people can make it serve their needs instead of controlling their attention.
Eric Baum takes a stand against Big Tech
The fight for safer technology also calls for people willing to hold powerful companies accountable. Eric M. Baum, co-founder and co-managing partner of Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, and head of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, is one of the experts featured in the documentary.
His work reflects the issues the film brings to light. Eric represents Kristin Bride in lawsuits against Snap Inc., YOLO and LMK over allegations involving harmful anonymous messaging services and cyberbullying. Through this work, he stands alongside families seeking accountability from technology companies.
With hundreds of trials, mediations and arbitrations behind him, Eric has built a strong record in litigation involving harassment and discrimination. He is not afraid to challenge Big Tech or any other party when harassment, discrimination or other harmful conduct calls for legal action.
The time to take back your attention is now
The reckoning is here. “Your Attention Please” is not a doomsday story but a hopeful call to action. It shows what people can achieve when they push back against addictive technology and demand safer digital spaces.
The documentary invites you to question how technology shapes your family’s daily life and what you can do to help create change.
Watch “Your Attention Please” today. Available now on Apple TV, Amazon and Doc+.