Their report says the money should be used to fund research into the health impact of social media.
• creating a Social Media Health Alliance, funded by a 0.5% tax on the profits of social media companies, to fund research and draw up clearer guidance for the public
• reviewing whether the"addictive" nature of social media is sufficient to classify it as an official disease The report, written with the Royal Society for Public Health, says companies like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube were starting to address health harms, but there was still room for improvement.Chris Elmore MP, chair of the APPG on Social Media and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing said the report was a wake-up call for meaningful action."And it is in this lawless landscape that our children currently work and play online. This cannot continue.
She also said she wanted to see industry supporting further research to improve our understanding of the health harms, as well as the benefits, from social media.
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