Study after studypoints to the potential of social media to be detrimentalto children’s development.

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However, Murthy’s suggestion was just that.

“The moral test of any society is how well it protects its children,” wrote Murthy.

Children seated together but all looking at social media on their smartphones.

This is a familiar site in groups of middle-school and teenage kids these days.Peter Cade / Getty Images

“We have the expertise, resources, and tools to make social media safe for our kids.

Now is the time to summon the will to act.

Our childrens well-being is at stake.”