Social media could come with a warning label

"He East time has require A surgeon the general warning label on social media platforms, " WE. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy said In THE New York Times. Platforms as Facebook, Instagram, Tic Tac And X can create "significant mental health night For adolescents", which East Why Congress should act has require them has issue warnings has protect America young people "Since online harassment, abuse And exploitation" that are amplified by algorithmic feeds itself. "THE moral test of any of them Company East how GOOD he protected It is children."

Similar warning Labels — linking the tobacco to use has cancer And other health problems — to have has been affixed has each pack of cigarettes Since 1965, said Time. With social media, THE "mental health impacts are hard has ignore." Young adults report suicidal thoughts increase by 47% between 2008 And 2017, "just as social media to use began has climb." It is A sign that It is time has to pull back Since social media saturation. "But A label alone won't TO DO social media safer."
'Also addict'
A warning label "East THE less We can TO DO," Pamela Paul said has THE New York Times — "A simple Bandage on A suppurating hurt." THE following stage? Follow Europe example And to forbid social media to use For children below THE age of 16. Don't do it worry about free speech objections has such A plan. "We don't do it allow hard alcohol has be announcement during for children programming." But he will be difficult has pass such rules: "A lot people are Also addict has social media themselves has struggle For laws that would be take off their children."
Subscribe has THE Week
Escape your echo bedroom. Get THE facts behind THE news, more analysis Since several perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
Sign up For THE Weeks Free Newsletters
From OUR Morning news Report has A weekly GOOD News Newsletter, get THE best of THE Week book directly has your inbox.

From OUR Morning news Report has A weekly GOOD News Newsletter, get THE best of THE Week book directly has your inbox.

World Jun 21, 2024 0 11 Add to Reading List

Social media could come with a warning label

"He East time has require A surgeon the general warning label on social media platforms, " WE. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy said In THE New York Times. Platforms as Facebook, Instagram, Tic Tac And X can create "significant mental health night For adolescents", which East Why Congress should act has require them has issue warnings has protect America young people "Since online harassment, abuse And exploitation" that are amplified by algorithmic feeds itself. "THE moral test of any of them Company East how GOOD he protected It is children."

Similar warning Labels — linking the tobacco to use has cancer And other health problems — to have has been affixed has each pack of cigarettes Since 1965, said Time. With social media, THE "mental health impacts are hard has ignore." Young adults report suicidal thoughts increase by 47% between 2008 And 2017, "just as social media to use began has climb." It is A sign that It is time has to pull back Since social media saturation. "But A label alone won't TO DO social media safer."

'Also addict'

A warning label "East THE less We can TO DO," Pamela Paul said has THE New York Times — "A simple Bandage on A suppurating hurt." THE following stage? Follow Europe example And to forbid social media to use For children below THE age of 16. Don't do it worry about free speech objections has such A plan. "We don't do it allow hard alcohol has be announcement during for children programming." But he will be difficult has pass such rules: "A lot people are Also addict has social media themselves has struggle For laws that would be take off their children."

Subscribe has THE Week

Escape your echo bedroom. Get THE facts behind THE news, more analysis Since several perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

From OUR Morning news Report has A weekly GOOD News Newsletter, get THE best of THE Week book directly has your inbox.