SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE


Medical experts have been told to draw up advice on the maximum amount of time young people should spend on social media, the health secretary has said.

In an interview with the Observer, father-of-three Matt Hancock said he was "very worried" about the impact on children's mental health.

He said he hoped the guidelines would become the "norm", like the recommended maximum alcohol consumption for adults.

England's chief medical officer has been asked to put together the advice.

Mr Hancock said: "I am, as a father, very worried about the growing evidence of the impact of social media on children's mental health. So I have asked the chief medical officer to bring forward formal guidance on its use by children."

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