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8th August 2017
11:49am BST

"Gaming and social media can be as sociable as mooching around the streets with a group of friends was once."
Hannigan's advice flies in the face of much research concerning how children should spend their free time.
It has been proven that going outside has many health benefits for children including increasing vitamin D levels, lowering stress levels, and even improving their vision.
According to cleaning brand Persil, children in the US actually spend less time outside than maximum security prisoners.
Hannigan quit his job as director of the UK Government Communications Headquarters earlier this year due to personal reasons.
His Telegraph article has been widely criticised online.Explore more on these topics: