{"id":27874,"date":"2024-06-17T13:44:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/17\/surgeon-general-calls-for-mental-health-warning-labels-on-social-media\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:24:37","slug":"surgeon-general-calls-for-mental-health-warning-labels-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/2024\/06\/17\/surgeon-general-calls-for-mental-health-warning-labels-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon General calls for mental health warning labels on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(AP) \u2014 The U.S. surgeon general is calling on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cigarette-graphic-pictures-warning-labels-cancer-bb9395a53f3e414decafc9efd0df52ab\">mandatory on cigarette boxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said that social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/career-management\/2024\/06\/10\/trust-in-government-hits-fresh-lows-ahead-of-us-presidential-election\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1043640674.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trust in government hits fresh lows ahead of US presidential election<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Experts worry deepening mistrust could impact voting, ultimately disincentivizing citizens to engaging with the government altogether.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is time to require a surgeon general\u2019s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents. A surgeon general\u2019s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe,\u201d Murthy said. \u201cEvidence from tobacco studies show that warning labels can increase awareness and change behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murthy said that the use of just a warning label wouldn\u2019t make social media safe for young people, but would be a part of the steps needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media use is prevalent among young people, with up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/\">95% of youth<\/a> ages 13 to 17 saying that they use a social media platform, and more than a third saying that they use social media \u201calmost constantly,\u201d according to 2022 data from the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/surgeon-general-kids-social-media-teens-tiktok-instagram-443530d9baa3f91386bf9fbfb313bbaf\">Murthy<\/a> warned that there wasn\u2019t enough evidence to show that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf\">social media<\/a> is safe for children and teens. He said at the time that policymakers needed to address the harms of social media the same way they regulate things like car seats, baby formula, medication and other products children use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To comply with federal regulation, social media companies already ban kids under 13 from signing up for their platforms \u2014 but children have been shown to easily get around the bans, both with and without their parents\u2019 consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3642\" height=\"2796\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24169445724563.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24169445724563.jpg.jpg 3642w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24169445724563.jpg.jpg?resize=300,230 300w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24169445724563.jpg.jpg?resize=768,590 768w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24169445724563.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,786 1024w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24169445724563.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1179 1536w, https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24169445724563.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1572 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3642px) 100vw, 3642px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; The U.S. Surgeon General&#8217;s Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on Nov. 30, 2012. In a Monday, June 17, 2024, opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other measures social platforms have taken to address concerns about children\u2019s mental health can also be easily circumvented. For instance, TikTok introduced a default <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tiktok-minors-social-media-china-time-limit-f735bd496ea3513abfc6480e5637abd8\">60-minute time limit<\/a> for users under 18. But once the limit is reached, minors can simply enter a passcode to keep watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murthy believes the impact of social media on young people should be a more pressing concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy is it that we have failed to respond to the harms of social media when they are no less urgent or widespread than those posed by unsafe cars, planes or food? These harms are not a failure of willpower and parenting; they are the consequence of unleashing powerful technology without adequate safety measures, transparency or accountability,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/meta-tiktok-snap-discord-zuckerberg-testify-senate-00754a6bea92aaad62585ed55f219932\">testify<\/a> as parents worry that they\u2019re not doing enough to protect young people. The executives touted existing safety tools on their platforms and the work they\u2019ve done with nonprofits and law enforcement to protect minors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Murthy said Monday that Congress needs to implement legislation that will protect young people from online harassment, abuse and exploitation and from exposure to extreme violence and sexual content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe measures should prevent platforms from collecting sensitive data from children and should restrict the use of features like push notifications, autoplay and infinite scroll, which prey on developing brains and contribute to excessive use,\u201d Murthy wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surgeon general is also recommending that companies be required to share all their data on health effects with independent scientists and the public, which they currently don\u2019t do, and allow independent safety audits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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