Beauty influencers can be ‘just as toxic’ as Andrew Tate, psychiatrist warns

Professor Mathew Sadlier said ‘societal change’ is needed when it comes to smartphone use among young people (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Beauty influencers can be “just as toxic as Andrew Tate”, according to a consultant psychiatrist speaking at a Scottish Parliament event.

During a Festival of Politics event titled Smartphone Free Childhood?, Professor Mathew Sadlier, a consultant psychiatrist at Dublin’s Mater Hospital, said he believes attitudes towards young people’s smartphone use need “societal change”.