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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

‘Alarming’ study shows scale of social media use among nursery-aged children

Hundreds of thousands of nursery-age children are being exposed to social media content and algorithms designed to “hook adults”, a former education minister has warned.

New analysis from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has revealed that over 800,000 UK children aged between three and five are already engaging with social media platforms.

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