In an op-ed in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said immediate action is needed to protect young people from the potential mental health harms of social media.
Surgeon general wants tobacco-style warning applied to social media platforms
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solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
great idea genius. “do not eat the forbidden fruit” has worked soooo well from the beginning of time until now. social media is a problem, but it’s rooted in the same instinct that makes teenage fucking a problem–no one’s going to “solve” it. best you can do is educate and hope for the best
protist@mander.xyz 5 months ago
That’s literally what he’s proposing. Warning labels are literally designed to provide information to consumers.
Smoking rates have been cut by over 75% from their peak in the 70s
fah_Q@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Cuz all those smokers died lol. Now every kidI know vapes. Weed and tobacco.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
i’m glad you also think a warning label on instatwitbooktok is going to accomplish anything. i guess we can look forward to no more social media addiction/bullying/suicides soon