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Hello, I'm Tina Dehealy and this is Beyond Today from BBC Radio 4,

a space to ask one big question about one big story.

Today, how bad is social media for my mental health?

Now this is something that's been all over the news in the past few weeks.

There's a group of politicians from both sides making a big fuss over the influence

social media has on our lives and our mental health.

I've seen headlines like self-harm content grooms people to take their own lives.

Web firms think they're untouchable.

No more kids should suffer Molly Russell's fate.

Instagram to launch sensitivity screens,

minister to announce crackdown on social media firms.

You get the idea. Now this of course has come after the

suicide of 14-year-old Molly Russell. Her dad has in part blamed her death on

what she could access on Instagram and today the chief

medical officer Sally Davis has for the first time issued guidelines about

screen time and Sarah this is something you are really interested in.

Yes, so I've actually been trying to monitor my screen time

over the past few months.

So I basically blame my phone for everything. So if I in a bad mood I just assume it's because I've been on my phone too much

I've tried to make changes I've deleted a few apps I've tried to kind of put my phone down

You know when I'm eating dinner or before I go to bed

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