'Time for warning labels on social media platforms,' say doctors

US Surgeon General Dr Vivek H Murthy warned that 'adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media face double the risk of anxiety and depression symptoms'.

Warnings should be slapped on social media in the same way dangers of tobacco-smoking are highlighted, doctors in Ireland and America have urged.

The US Surgeon General Dr Vivek H Murthy warned social media is an “important contributor” to the mental health crisis facing teens.