WHO sees rise in 'problematic' social media use for European teens


In 2022, 11 percent of adolescents (13 percent of girls and nine percent of boys) showed signs of problematic use of social networks, compared with just seven percent four years earlier, the health agency said. — Photography SeventyFour/Getty Images/AFP Relaxnews

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday of a "sharp rise in problematic social media use" among Europe's teens that it said is harming their mental health.

The health body's European branch also warned that over one in 10 adolescents were at "risk of problematic gaming."

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