Facebook has young people in an 'insidious grip', warns head of NHS England

Social media giants like Facebook should be forced to release their “insidious grip” on young people, the head of the NHS has said. Backing The Telegraph’s campaign for a “duty of care” to web users, Simon Stevens said such firms should face up to their responsiblities, fuelling pressures on today’s children. Last month the chief executive of NHS England promised a “major ramp-up” of mental health services, in order to deal with the fallout for an explosion of social media.
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