Adolescent Mental Health Issues: US Surgeon General Wants Social Media to display Tobacco-like warning labels
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Washington: US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called to impose tobacoo-like warning labels on social media platforms, aimed at highlighting the potential mental health risks associated with excessive use.
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 pass legislation requiring such a warning label.
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