The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a screen display content of a display terminal, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium, which belongs to the field of image display technology. The method includes: acquiring angular acceleration data collected by a motion sensor in a terminal device, and determining a movement trajectory of the terminal device according to the angular acceleration data; determining an operation instruction corresponding to the movement trajectory of the terminal device according to a preset mapping relationship between the movement trajectory and the operation instruction; and sending the operation instruction to control a screen of the display terminal to switch the display content.