11 thoughts on “Group Discussion: The Push For Social Media Warning Labels

  1. This is one of those rhetorical two-steps I really hate:

    “The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency — and social media has emerged as an important contributor,” Murthy wrote in a New York Times op-ed at the time. “Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media face double the risk of anxiety and depression symptoms, and the average daily use in this age group, as of the summer of 2023, was 4.8 hours. Additionally, nearly half of adolescents say social media makes them feel worse about their bodies.”

    “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents,” he added. “A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe.

    Is it unsafe? You haven’t proven otherwise, so it’s time for a label!Report

  2. I dated a woman once and she was on social media all the time. So much so, she consumed all her data on her data plan and always was asking me to google something for her or to use my phone for something she needed to do because her batter was so low and she didn’t recharge it. Why? Always on facebook. I bought her a emergency batter charger she could carry in her purse. Didn’t change anything. That only confirmed that SM is a massive waste of time. Hell, she was on it every day we were on vacation, posting pics and craving the likes……I’m sitting in a chair watching zebras wander by and she’s checking facebook likes….

    If parents don’t have the capability of rationing their kids social media, nothing else will help. Of course, it’s likely that mom is addicted to it as well. This won’t fix that.Report

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