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Reasons for Setting a Minimum Age of 16 for Social Media Use


Julie Jargon

Updated June 10, 2023 3:09 pm ET

I was recently talking to a father of two kids, ages 5 and 6. He told me he and his wife decided to wait until the children are in high school before even considering giving them access to social media.

He’s not only a concerned parent. He’s U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who last month issued an advisory about the effects of social media on adolescent mental health.

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