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The U.S. Surgeon General wants to add warning labels to social media platforms. Vivek Murthy said labels are needed to help fight a mental health crisis among America's young people.

Warning labels on social media are unlikely to change teen behavior. The proposal, however, has ignited a lot of emotion. It may do more harm than good if it results in restrictive regulations ...

Teens holding smartphones. The Stop the Scroll Act, if passed, will require all social media platforms to include mental health warning labels in the form of a pop-up alert that users will have to ...

According to the bill, a "conspicuous mental health warning label" will soon be mandatory and will appear each time the user logs on, beginning July 2026.

HF 1289, introduced by Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids, would require warning labels on social media platforms in Minnesota, making it clear that these platforms pose significant risks to ...

This editorial originally ran in fellow CNHI paper the Mankato, Minnesota,. Thumbs up to recently passed bipartisan legislation in Minnesota that requires mental health warning labels on social media ...

Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms with “addictive” design features will be required to post warning labels on their websites for New York users under a proposal awaiting action by ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Warning labels on social media could be coming soon. More than 40 attorneys general across the country have signed to have a Surgeon General warning label. Recommended Videos ...

Murthy said that the use of just a warning label wouldn't make social media safe for young people, but would be a part of the steps needed; In a Monday opinion piece in the The New York Times, ...

Social media warning labels may help healthier online use 'go viral' Placing a warning on the mental heath risks associated with social media would be no different than a movie rating that can ...