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Health
Paul Sandle

Doctors compare social media harms for kids to smoking

Doctors have detailed social media's impact on children as the UK looks at online protections. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to children, senior British doctors ‌say, urging MPs to tackle the harm 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.

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