The U.S. Surgeon General wants to add warning labels to social media platforms. Vivek Murthy said labels are needed to help fight a mental health crisis among America's young people.

Teens holding smartphones. The Stop the Scroll Act, if passed, will require all social media platforms to include mental health warning labels in the form of a pop-up alert that users will have to ...

Warning labels on social media are unlikely to change teen behavior. The proposal, however, has ignited a lot of emotion. It may do more harm than good if it results in restrictive regulations ...

According to the bill, a "conspicuous mental health warning label" will soon be mandatory and will appear each time the user logs on, beginning July 2026.

Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms with “addictive” design features will be required to post warning labels ...

HF 1289, introduced by Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, would require warning labels on social media platforms in Minnesota, making it clear that these platforms pose significant risks to ...

Social media warning labels may help healthier online use 'go viral' Placing a warning on the mental heath risks associated with social media would be no different than a movie rating that can ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Warning labels on social media could be coming soon. More than 40 attorneys general across the country have signed to have a Surgeon General warning label. Recommended Videos ...

Asserting that “social media has emerged as an important contributor” to a “mental health crisis,” Murthy called for a “warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media ...

Experts weigh in on a new proposal from 42 US attorneys general to require warning labels on social media, similar to tobacco product health messages. back to thedrum.com. Advertisement.

Murthy said that the use of just a warning label wouldn't make social media safe for young people, but would be a part of the steps needed; In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, ...

You may soon be greeted by a pop-up warning you of the potential mental health risks associated with your social media app of choice if the new Stop the Scroll Act gets passed into law. Senators ...