Humber region project addresses impact of social media on mental health
It's feared some people's well being is being affected
Many of us spend lots of time looking at social media.
For some of us it can be informative and interesting - but there are dangers.
Now East Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire MIND says it's concerned about how it impacts mental health for some people.
They've teamed up with East Riding Council to launch the pause campaign.
They're concerned it's taking a toll on some people's well being, a website will suggest time limits on their social media.
The site’s been designed to allow people to choose how much time they want to be offline for.
It can make people feel like they're not good enough
We spoke to Jack Moore from those branches of MIND.
He told us: "People who are perhaps struggling with their mental health or spending a lot of time on social media, if they're constantly being exposed to these ideal versions of perfect lives that can make them feel like they're not good enough."
"The average time a person spends on social media is up to 136 minutes a day."
You might not want to come off but instead reduce how long you access social media for
"The Pause campaign is all about reducing that time."
He advises: "Think about coming off, we're not advising you to come off social media completely it could be you set yourself just half an hour a day to do something you enjoy."
"You could decide to do two hours a day and then do something like going for a coffee or meeting someone for lunch."