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Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon

general who asks Congress to act

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
AP Business Writer
The U.S. surgeon general has called
on Congress to require warning la-
bels on social media platforms and
their effects on young people's
lives, similar to those now manda-
tory on cigarette boxes.
In a Monday opinion piece in the
The New York Times, Dr. Vivek
Murthy said that social media is a
contributing factor in the mental
health crisis among young people.
"It is time to require a surgeon gen-
eral's warning label on social media
platforms, stating that social media
is associated with significant men-
tal health harms for adolescents.
A surgeon general's warning label,
which requires congressional ac-
tion, would regularly remind parents
and adolescents that social media
has not been proved safe," Murthy
said. "Evidence from tobacco stud-
ies show that warning labels can
increase awareness and change
behavior."
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 need-
ed.
The U.S. Surgeon General's Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand on
Nov. 30, 2012.
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