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Surgeon general wants tobacco-style warning applied to social media platforms

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy advocates for warning labels on social media platforms to inform adolescents of potential mental health risks.
Murthy emphasizes that the label alone will not make social media safe for young people but is a necessary step.
The recommendation, requiring congressional action, aims to increase awareness and potentially influence behavior regarding social media use.

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BBC News

US surgeon general wants social media warning labels

Vivek Murthy says social media increases the risk that children will experience anxiety and depression.

9 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms

Dr Vivek Murthy asks for required labels that state ‘social media is associated with significant mental health harms’

9 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Social media should have warning labels like those on cigarettes, top U.S. health official says

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.

9 days ago·Canada

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The Independent

US surgeon general calls for health warning on social media for teenagers

The US surgeon general wants all social media platforms to have a tobacco-style warning label notifying users that they are “associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents”.

9 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

U.S. surgeon general wants warning labels on social media platforms

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wants warnings on social media platforms, saying they would 'regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe.'

9 days ago·Canada

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NDTV

Top US Doctor Calls For "Warning Labels" On Social Media. Here's Why

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called for a warning label to be added to social media apps as a reminder that those platforms have caused harm to young people, especially adolescents. Mr Murthy wrote in the New York Times on Monday that a warning label alone will not make social media safe for young people but that it can increase awareness and change behavior as shown in evidence from tobacco studies. The US Congress would need to pa…

8 days ago·New Delhi, India

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