Yesterday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory outlining potential risks social media can have on kids.
While social media can serve as a creative outlet, the advisory reads, “we cannot conclude social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents.”
3 hours/day on social media was also found to double children’s risk of symptoms related to anxiety & depression.
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