WASHINGTON–The top US health official on Tuesday issued a stark warning to parents, tech companies and regulators, saying the evidence is growing that social media use may seriously harm children. In a lengthy advisory, US surgeon general Vivek Murthy said that while not without benefits, 'there are ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.' Social media use by young people in the United States is nearly universal, with up to 95 percent of adolescents reporting using a social platform and more than a third saying they do so 'almost constantly,' according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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