If I understand the gist of this article correctly, they subtly blame parents for causing these kids inconvenience/social harm, because they would not let them

If I understand the gist of this article correctly, they subtly blame parents for causing these kids inconvenience/social harm, because they would not let them use the smartphones? When I read this article, one thought is going through my head: who paid for this to be written? Who benefits from this article to be published in the Washington Post?