London, May 26, 2026 (AFP) - Tackling child social media use like big tobacco fight: UK medics

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Britain's most senior doctors have compared the growing alarm about social media's dangers for young people to past experiences around smoking, as a government consultation on the topical issue ends Tuesday. Launched in January, the "Growing Up In The Online World" consultation aims to help ministers draw up evidence-based screen time guidance for parents of children aged five to 16. It comes amid increasing calls for Britain's centre-left Labour......

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