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- 1Surgeon general urges children to cut back screen time▼'Get off your phones': Surgeon general advisory calls on kids to cut screen time
The US Surgeon General has issued a new advisory calling on children and teenagers to reduce their screen time, with the message bluntly summed up as 'get off your phones'. The warning highlights concerns about social media and device use affecting young people's mental health and development, and is being widely covered across US news outlets.