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Social media as bad for young people as smoking, top doctors say (opens in new tab) 7 articles covering this post

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The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says doctors should routinely check on screen time and social media use when seeing younger patients.

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The UK’s Teen Social Media Ban Is Political Theater, Not Child Safety Policy

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‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: medical professionals say social media causes as much damage as smoking for under-16s as the UK government gets closer to a ban — but some are still divided on out-right restrictions

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Keir Starmer promised me he would end the harm caused by social media. But this ban betrays that promise | Ian Russell

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