Surgeon General Calls for Social Media Warning Labels to Protect Teens

Published on June 17, 2024

The Surgeon General wants social media sites to inform users that there is evidence linking these sites to risks to adolescents’ mental health. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made the case for the change in an opinion piece published by The New York Times on June 17, saying, “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents.” The health official proposed that labels similar to those on tobacco products and alcoholic beverages could increase awareness among social media users and their guardians. “A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe,” he added....

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