AGs urge Congress to mandate warning labels on social media platforms
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A coalition of 42 state and territory attorneys general called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms. The attorneys general argued that requiring these warning labels would be “one consequential step toward mitigating the risk of harm to youth.”
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A Surgeon General Warning Label Must Appear on Social Media Apps, 42 State Attorneys General Demand
Click to see story on slashdot.orgAttorneys General Write Letter Demanding ‘Warning Label’ on Social Media – American Faith
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Click to see story on Access WashingtonMajority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media – Salem Reporter
Click to see story on Salem ReporterArkansas AG wants U.S. Surgeon General’s warning label to protect teens on social media platforms
Click to see story on MySaline – News & Events for Saline County, ArkansasAttorney General James urges Congress to require social media warning labels
Click to see story on Brooklyn Daily EagleBipartisan Group of 42 Attorneys General Demand Health Warning on Social Media – The Foreign Desk
Click to see story on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari – Get the latest international news.Majority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media
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Click to see story on lilifepolitics.comThe initiative builds on U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s June proposal to ask Congress to authorize tobacco-style warning labels on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents.
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“By mandating a Surgeon General’s warning on algorithm-driven social media platforms, Congress can help abate this growing crisis and protect future generations of Americans,” the group wrote in a letter.
A 2019 American Medical Association study showed that teens spending more than three hours daily on social media face double the risk of developing anxiety and depression symptoms compared to non-users.
Teens spend an average of nearly five hours daily on social media apps, according to a Gallup poll.
Doctors said the mental health crisis among young people has reached emergency levels, with social media emerging as a significant contributor to psychological harm.
Forty-five states and Washington, D.C., filed lawsuits against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, while many are also pursuing TikTok for alleged violations of consumer protection laws.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
A COALITION OF 42 STATE AND TERRITORY ATTORNEYS GENERAL IS CALLING ON CONGRESS TO REQUIRE WARNING LABELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ARGUE THAT requiring THESE WARNING LABELS WOULD BE ‘ONE CONSEQUENTIAL STEP TOWARD MITIGATING THE RISK OF HARM TO YOUTH.’
THE INITIATIVE BUILDS ON U.S. SURGEON GENERAL VIVEK MURTHY’S JUNE PROPOSAL ASKING CONGRESS TO AUTHORIZE TOBACCO-STYLE WARNING LABELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, STATING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH HARMS FOR ADOLESCENTS.
IN A LETTER – THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL WRITE “BY MANDATING A SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING ON ALGORITHM-DRIVEN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, CONGRESS CAN HELP ABATE THIS GROWING CRISIS AND PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS.”
A 2019 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION STUDY SHOWED THAT TEENS SPENDING MORE THAN THREE HOURS DAILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACE DOUBLE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS COMPARED TO NON-USERS.
TEENS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY FIVE HOURS DAILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA APPS, ACCORDING TO A GALLUP POLL.
DOCTORS SAY THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE HAS REACHED EMERGENCY LEVELS, WITH SOCIAL MEDIA EMERGING AS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM.
FORTY-FIVE STATES AND WASHINGTON D.C. HAVE FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST META, THE PARENT COMPANY OF FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, WHILE MANY ARE ALSO PURSUING TIKTOK FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS.
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42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps
Click to see story on CNNMeta’s home county backs call for warning labels on social media posts
Click to see story on The Mercury newsAG asks Congress for medical warning labels on social media sites
Click to see story on Times UnionNearly 40 states back surgeon general’s social media warning labels
Click to see story on The VergeMajority of Attorneys General support a warning label for social media platforms
Click to see story on EngadgetMajority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Click to see story on Oregon Capital ChronicleMajority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media • Michigan Advance
Click to see story on Michigan Advance42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps
Click to see story on KIFI42 states and territories press Congress on social media warning labels
Click to see story on The Hill42 state AGs, including Maine’s, endorse federal plan to add warning labels on social media
Click to see story on Portland Press Herald42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps
Click to see story on KWWL42 state attorneys general, including Idaho’s, demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps
Click to see story on East Idaho News42 States and Territories Press Congress on Social Media Warning Labels
Click to see story on AdweekMajority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media
Click to see story on Oregon Capital InsiderBipartisan coalition of attorneys general call for child warning labels on social media
Click to see story on Washington Examiner42 State AGs Endorse Federal Plan to Add Warning Labels on Social Media
Click to see story on 読売新聞オンラインBipartisan group of 42 attorneys general demand health warning on social media
Click to see story on Just the NewsBipartisan group of 42 attorneys general demand health warning on social media
Click to see story on The Center SquareRight
Untracked Bias
A Surgeon General Warning Label Must Appear on Social Media Apps, 42 State Attorneys General Demand
Click to see story on slashdot.orgAttorneys General Write Letter Demanding ‘Warning Label’ on Social Media – American Faith
Click to see story on American FaithCoalition of US attorneys general calls for warning labels on social media – SiliconANGLE
Click to see story on SiliconANGLEAG Ferguson urges Congress to require warning labels on social media
Click to see story on Access WashingtonMajority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media – Salem Reporter
Click to see story on Salem ReporterArkansas AG wants U.S. Surgeon General’s warning label to protect teens on social media platforms
Click to see story on MySaline – News & Events for Saline County, ArkansasAttorney General James urges Congress to require social media warning labels
Click to see story on Brooklyn Daily EagleBipartisan Group of 42 Attorneys General Demand Health Warning on Social Media – The Foreign Desk
Click to see story on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari – Get the latest international news.Majority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media
Click to see story on philomathnews.comAR Attorney General Calls on Congress to Require Surgeon General Warning for Social Media – NEA Report
Click to see story on neareport.comAG Calls on Congress to Require Social Media Warning Labels – Long Island Life & Politics
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