Surgeon general urges youth safety labels on social media

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is pushing to require a warning label on social media platforms to advise users that social media has been connected to mental health risks for adolescents.

Murthy in an opinion piece for The New York Times called for a surgeon general’s warning label to be placed on social media platforms, similar to those warning labels that appear on tobacco and alcohol products. He noted that studies have shown that warning labels on tobacco products can increase awareness and change a user’s behavior.