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The US Surgeon General wants social media to come with a warning label

Social media is causing a mental health crisis for young people, according to Dr. Vivek Murthy, who wants to set up a reminder parents and adolescents

It’ll be interesting to see if the forthcoming iOS 18 update and Apple Intelligence increase or decrease smartphone usage time – especially if the new Siri summarizes articles and push notifications. He proposes additional measures, like forcing social media platforms to conduct independent safety audits and restricting addictive features like push notifications, autoplay and infinite scroll. While Murthy notes “strong bipartisan support” on some of these ideas, there are very few issues in which American policymakers completely agree and swiftly pass bills (especially this year).

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