Surgeon General Vivek Murthy reiterated his concerns about the effects social media has on young people and said he wants to see warning labels akin to those used for tobacco products.
"A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe," he said."Evidence from tobacco studies show that warning labels can increase awareness and change behavior. When asked if a warning from the surgeon general would prompt them to limit or monitor their children’s social media use, 76 percent of people in one recent survey of Latino parents said yes.
Last year, Murthy published data showing that 40% of children ages 8-12 were on social media despite most platforms requiring kids to be age 13.
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