Why social media can be damaging for young people

There should be official guidelines about how social media is used by children amid fears over how it impacts their mental health, says the Health and Social Care Secretary.Matt Hancock said he was "very worried" by the growing evidence of the detrimental effect on the health of young people.While there are no official time limit guidelines on social media, a study last year found watching television for more than three hours each day is associated with poorer language skills in 11-year-old chil