BBC Inside Science — Finding the evidence for the social media ban

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Finding the evidence for the social media ban

BBC Inside Science

After this week’s announcement that under-16s will be banned from major social media platforms, we delve into the evidence behind the ban with Professor Amy Orben, Programme Leader of the Digital Mental Health Group at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Catherine Sebastian, Head of Evidence at Wellcome. Also on the…

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