Is social media 'the new smoking'?: BBC Learning English from the News

Sobre este vídeo

A group of senior doctors in the UK compare the harms of social media to smoking, not because it has the same physical health impacts, but because they believe it’s an important health issue that people need to take seriously. Learn about this story with Pippa and Georgie. (Photo via Getty Images) 🔎 For a free worksheet, and all the vocabulary and definitions: https://bbc.in/4duSKbu and for more episodes of Learning English from the News: https://bbc.in/49mjA3B Learn more about social media and technology in English here: 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/topics/technology SUBSCRIBE to our Newsletter to stay up to date with our latest programmes 👉 https://bbc.in/4hhBWEG Try 'Our World in English' for the BBC's best documentaries in language you can understand: 👉 https://bbc.in/3OIBJAF SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #englishfromthenews #news #socialmedia #smoking #health #technology