Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors say
Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to children, senior British doctors said on Tuesday, as they urged lawmakers to tackle the harm that they say excessive screen time is causing to young people.The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges detailed the impact of social media on children in a submission to the government’s consultation on protecting children online, which closes on Tuesday.“It ranks alongside smoking and wearing seatbelts in cars as a unifying force for the medical profession,” the academy said
