U.S. Surgeon General Says Social Media Needs Warning Labels, Like Cigarettes
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says social media should come with warning labels, writing in The New York Times that social media is a “significant contributor” to the adolescent mental health crisis. Last year, it issued an opinion making similar arguments, saying social media posed a “profound risk” to adolescent mental health. In his latest […]
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says social media should come with warning labels, writing in The New York Times that social media is a “significant contributor” to the adolescent mental health crisis. Last year, it issued an opinion making similar arguments, saying social media posed a “profound risk” to adolescent mental health. In his latest opinion piece, Murthy cited a study showing that increased social media use was associated with an increased risk of anxiety and depression, as well as a survey that found nearly half of teens said that “social media makes them feel worse in their bodies.”
He also pointed out that warning labels wouldn’t make social media safer — I mean, people still smoke — but they would help make everyone better informed. “There are no seat belts for parents to buckle on, no helmets to put on… there are just parents and their children trying to figure it out on their own, in the face of some from the best product engineers and most resourced companies in the world. world.”
However, he will need the support of Congress to achieve this. Cooperation in American politics has not been common this decade. However, there has recently been bipartisan support for curbing the powers of tech companies – look at the TikTok saga.
—Mat Smith
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