Social media has not been proved safe” and emergency action is needed, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an opinion piece Monday.

According to the bill, a "conspicuous mental health warning label" will soon be mandatory and will appear each time the user ...

Platforms could soon have to display tobacco-like warning labels, and include links to mental health resources. It’s a concept former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy pushed for on the federal level and ...

Last month, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced plans for placing warning labels on social media platforms. (This requires Congressional approval.) The warning message he proposes is ...

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. However, others ...

Minnesota has become the first state to pass a social media warning label law that will provide users with mental health ...

Thumbs up to recently passed bipartisan legislation in Minnesota that requires mental health warning labels on social media platforms by July 1, 2026, for users in the state.

It’s the latest attempt in a growing effort by states to enact significant limits on the use of social media by young people.

Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health. By Ellen Barry and Cecilia Kang The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek ...

If you can’t constitutionally restrict social media platforms or the speech they ... Constitutionally speaking, warning labels of this ilk aren’t a simple solution. They’re fraught with ...

Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters] Published On 17 Jun 202417 Jun 2024 The United States surgeon general has called on Congress to require social media platforms to carry warning labels on their ...