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social media for under-16s in the coming days, amid fears about the impact on children’s mental health
impact your own mental health." She understands that today's society is more open when it comes to discussing their problems but worries that children younger than her might ape some of the language
children going forward and we get this right.” The former health secretary Wes Streeting, who [compared social media to tobacco in a Guardian interview on Monday](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/social-media-should-be-treated-like-tobacco-streeting-calls-for-under-16s-ban-on-certain-platforms), told Today that the tech companies
children in particular. Taken together, the outcome of the lawsuits, whether they ultimately settle out of court or end up with jury verdicts against companies, could change the way social platforms operate forever
children’s overall mental and physical health is mounting,” the HHS secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, wrote in foreword to the advisory that comes with a motto “Live real life”. Kennedy said that social media
health of young people, according to the UK's most senior doctors. In a submission to a government consultation on social media use for under-16s, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges says doctors should
social media," she says, but adds that it should never be seen as a replacement for speaking with a health visitor face-to-face. "Health visitors in the community are vital in supporting families with
impact on children, and will continue to engage with families who have been directly affected, a spokeswoman added. Ghey has been campaigning for social media and mobile phone restrictions among youngsters after 16-year
children’s commissioner found that more than 90% of schools already had policies barring the use of phones but the new rules are likely to toughen those policies by requiring phones be handed
social media company’s ethics, following a [landmark ruling](/news/2026/3/26/jury-finds-meta-youtube-liable-for-social-media-addiction-what-we-know) in March that found the company harmed young users with intentionally addictive design features. Meta, which made more than $200bn in revenue
social media](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/28/ministers-open-minded-uk-social-media-limits-bridget-phillipson) for children under 16. Publishing its findings on Wednesday, the commission said children under 13 could use a fake birthdate to open a Facebook or Instagram account, with no checks
children's hospital the Sussexes' visited at the start of the tour. Mental health was another theme of the couple's schedule, including meeting young people to discuss the harms of social media
impact of this technology on childhood, whether that is sleep, concentration, learning, health, wellbeing, including mental health. > > The harms are evident. > > And the precautionary principle should apply here. So yes, it is true
impacts on our brain," says [Russell Poldrack](https://profiles.stanford.edu/russell-poldrack), a psychology professor at Stanford University who was not involved in the study. It also challenges earlier research that focused on links between brain development
social media, [the Justice Department defended the move](https://x.com/DOJRR47/status/2057989742344454164), saying, "We are proud to reverse the DOJ's weaponization under the Biden administration. We will do everything in our power to make whole
children. Bug hadn't come out as transgender yet, but was gender-nonconforming. He and his sister are autistic, and J figured that Massachusetts would have more social services and inclusive laws, compared to Texas
media that his project had been “paused for a short period of time” to see if an agreement with Iran could be finalised, but added that the blockade of ports would remain in place