Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health. By Ellen Barry and Cecilia Kang The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek ...

The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.

I've studied social media’s impact on the developing brain, so I’m all for warning labels. In fact, I'd argue it's the least we can do to protect our young people.

The buzz over the U.S. Surgeon General’s New York Times op-ed calling for warning labels on social media apps and platforms is an important admission that Big Tech’s products are harming and ...

This push comes after a June New York Times op-ed by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in which he urges lawmakers to require social media platforms to place tobacco-style warning labels on ...

N.H. Attorney General John Formella has joined with his counterparts nationwide in urging Congress to require companies to put warnings on their social media websites describing dangers posed to ...

Getting the labels on social media platforms would take congressional action – and it is not clear how quickly that might happen, even with apparent bipartisan unity around child safety online.

In a New York Times op-ed, Murthy critiqued the threat of constant social media use, calling for urgent action from Congress in the form of warning labels that are similar to those seen on tobacco ...

The U.S. Surgeon General called for social media companies to be required to use safety warning labels in a New York Times opinion essay published Monday.. Citing research that shows social media ...

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced Monday that he would push for a warning label on social media platforms advising parents that using the platforms might damage adolescents’ mental ...