Social Media Fuels Eating Disorder in Children, Warns British Cabinet Minister

Britain's education secretary Damian Hinds has raised alarm against the unrealistic expectations of physical perfection that platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat are enforcing on teenagers.

from Top Tech News- News18.com http://bit.ly/2vARq17

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