Imagine opening your favorite social media app to be met with a warning about the risks associated with using it. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling for that – a warning label on social media sites, similar to those found on tobacco and alcohol products. He wrote an op-ed in the New York Times, calling social media an ‘important contributor’ to declining mental health in young people. “On many social media apps, you can see a lot of things, especially on Twitter, you can post anything you want. Then, we also know that there are some kids who are especially vulnerable to being harmed by social media,” Li said.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2024 04:10 UTC