Technology will continue thats progress and it is no different than the radio, tv, newspapers, computers, internet, even the library for that matter, even medicine and alcohol. Every new thing invented for the benefit of mankind is not done to cause harm or to be used in a bad or malicious fashion. However there will always be those who will misuse a “good” thing and take it to the extreme where it causes harm and damage.
We can always look at anything in a bad light and we can always choose to misuse and abuse any given object even as simple as a baseball bat. Obviously it is used for sports and entertainment. It is an object that is not meant to cause harm to anyone and yet there are many people who have been bludgeoned to death with a bat. Does that mean that we should stop producing bats and cancel the sport? Medicines such as vicodine and others are important pain killers used legitimately for pain but it is also sold by drug dealers should its production be halted?
Cell phones is a tremendous convenience and has become a necessity. Those who choose to abuse it can cause harm to others. Parents need to use common sense and NEED to parent when it comes to when and what they allow their children to have as far as technology. But that can also be said about the radio. You can have a radio in the home to listen to news and weather and the Jewish channel, but then again it can be turned to sports and music as well. WE all have bechira and choices to make, WE need to understand control and moderation in ALL we do whether it is in the use of technology, eating, gossiping, or any other vices we may have.
The best combatant against shmutz is to teach your children about making the proper choices for themselves. You can’t follow them around 24/7 and you can’t keep them in a cocoon. You just have to explain to them why you do what you do, and why you want them to do what you teach them to do and trust that the relationship you have with them will be stronger than the yetzer horah and the influence of others.