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01-30 Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Warns 13 is Far Too Young for Children to Sign Up to Social Media Sites, and Says They Should be Banned from the Likes of TikTok and Instagram Until They’re 16, 17 or 18

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned children should be banned from social media until they’re between 16 and 18 to avoid a ‘distorted’ sense of self in their developmental years.

Murthy expressed that 13 is far too young for kids to be on sites, such as TikTok and Instagram.

His warning came following the release of a study that suggested teenagers on social media will likely become ‘hypersensitive’ to criticism as adults.

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lynnswarriors01-30 Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Warns 13 is Far Too Young for Children to Sign Up to Social Media Sites, and Says They Should be Banned from the Likes of TikTok and Instagram Until They’re 16, 17 or 18