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US Surgeon General Advocates for Cigarette-Style Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms

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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has expressed concerns about the impact of social media on the mental health of young people, describing it as a contributing factor in the growing crisis of anxiety and depression among US youth. He argues that social media platforms have not been proven safe for adolescents and suggests that warning labels be placed on these sites to raise awareness and potentially change behavior. Murthy cites evidence from tobacco studies showing that warning labels can increase awareness and lead to behavioral changes.

  1. US
    Vivek Murthy
    1. Evidence from tobacco studies show that warning labels can increase awareness and change behaviour.
    2. While the platforms claim they are making their products safer, Americans need more than words. We need proof.
    3. No traffic lights and no rules whatsoever. And we're telling them: 'you know what, do your best – figure out how to manage it.' It is insane if you think about it.
    4. The measures should prevent platforms from collecting sensitive data from children and should restrict the use of features like push notifications, autoplay and infinite scroll, which prey on developing brains and contribute to excessive use.
    5. 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. A surgeon general's warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe.
    6. A surgeon general's warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe.
    7. What's happening in social media is the equivalent of having children in cars that have no safety features and driving on roads with no speed limits.
    8. Why is it that we have failed to respond to the harms of social media when they are no less urgent or widespread than those posed by unsafe cars, planes or food? These harms are not a failure of willpower and parenting; they are the consequence of unleashing powerful technology without adequate safety measures, transparency or accountability.

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sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.Guardian
  5. 5.New York Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Economy
  2. 2.Tech industry
  3. 3.Lawsuit
  4. 4.Regulation
  5. 5.Social Media
  6. 6.Advertising Industry
  7. 7.Child Health
  8. 8.Privacy Rights

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.MetaUS
  2. 2.TikTokCN
  3. 3.Pew Research CenterUS
  4. 4.American Economic Review
  5. 5.European Union
  6. 6.FacebookUS
  7. 7.Gallup
  8. 8.InstagramUS

persons

  1. 1.Vivek MurthyUS
  2. 2.Mark ZuckerbergUS

technicals

  1. 1.EU Digital Services Act
US Surgeon General Advocates for Cigarette-Style Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms