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I've studied social media’s impact on the developing brain, so I’m all for warning labels. In fact, I'd argue it's the least we can do to protect our young people.
The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced on Monday that he would push for a warning label on social media platforms advising parents that using the platforms might damage adolescents ...
Social media use is prevalent among young people, with up to 95 percent of youth ages 13 to 17 saying that they use a social media platform, and more than a third saying that they use social media ...
Legislatures in both states recently passed legislation requiring warning labels on social media, despite an utter lack of ...
Advocates for a new bill at the state capitol that would require warning labels on social media say it will protect kids from some of the dangers on the different platforms.
This push comes after a June New York Times op-ed by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in which he urges lawmakers to require social media platforms to place tobacco-style warning labels on ...
In September, Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the Stop the Scroll Act, which would create a mental health warning label requirement for social media platforms.
The buzz over the U.S. Surgeon General’s New York Times op-ed calling for warning labels on social media apps and platforms is an important admission that Big Tech’s products are harming and ...
The U.S. Surgeon General called for social media companies to be required to use safety warning labels in a New York Times opinion essay published Monday.. Citing research that shows social media ...
Getting the labels on social media platforms would take congressional action – and it is not clear how quickly that might happen, even with apparent bipartisan unity around child safety online.