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US Surgeon General says that social media, like cigarettes, should come with warning labels

The US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, says that social media should come with warning labels about its potential health impacts much like warnings on tobacco products.

In an op-ed in The New York Times, Murthy says that social media is an “important contributor” to the teen mental health crisis. “A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe.” “There is no seatbelt for parents to click, no helmet to snap in place, no assurance that trusted experts have investigated and ensured that these platforms are safe for our kids,” he wrote.

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