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Surgeon General considers tobacco-style warning labels for social media

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The U.S. Surgeon General is leaning toward a tobacco-style warning applied to social media platforms and says Congress may need to require it.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    US Surgeon general calls for warning labels on social media platforms (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called on Congress to require a tobacco-style warning for visitors to social media platforms.

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Surgeon general calls for health warnings on social media for younger users (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The U.S. surgeon general called on Monday for social media platforms to include health warnings for younger users.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Surgeon general asks Congress to require warning labels for social media, like those on cigarettes (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    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.

  4. Gazette Times

    Surgeon general calls on Congress to require social media warning labels, like those on cigarettes (opens Gazette Times)

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    Gazette Times's feed description

    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. In a Monday opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr.

  5. Quartz

    The surgeon general wants social media to come with warning labels (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Vivek Murthy cited previous government warnings about cars, airlines, and food safety

  6. Breitbart News

    U.S. Surgeon General Wants Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wants social media platforms to use warning labels to help protect young people.

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    US surgeon general calls for tobacco-style warning label on social media platforms (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Warning labels on social media platforms reminding users of its associated mental health harms for adolescents should be required, the U.S. surgeon general said.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by U.S. surgeon general (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Dr. Vivek Murthy said the use of just a warning label wouldn't make social media safe for young people, but it would be a part of the steps needed to do so.

  9. Courthouse News Service

    Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general, who asks Congress to act (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 saying that they use a social media platform.

  10. WHDH Boston

    Surgeon general demands warning label on social media apps - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the threat social media poses to children requires urgent action, and he demanded Congress to put a label

  11. Fortune

    U.S. Surgeon General wants Congress to put warning labels on social media just like cigarettes (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Dr. Vivek 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.

  12. Insider

    Surgeon general compares social media to tobacco and alcohol in call for warning labels (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling for social media to carry warning labels for its links to anxiety and depression among adolescents.

  13. WHEC Rochester

    Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general who asks Congress to act (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    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. In a Monday opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr.

  14. The Boston Globe

    Surgeon general calls for social media warning labels (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Murthy cited a study that found the risk of depression and anxiety doubled among adolescents who spent more than three hours a day on social media.

  15. NPR

    U.S. surgeon general calls for tobacco-style warning labels for social media (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about his call to put a warning label on social media platforms. Murthy believes social media can harm teenagers' mental health.

  16. New York Times

    Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Surgeon general calls for warning label on social media (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling on Congress to authorize a surgeon general’s warning for social media.

  18. Los Angeles Times

    Surgeon general wants warning labels for social media, like those on cigarettes (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    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

  19. Insider

    Surgeon General: Social media should come with a warning label like cigarettes (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    In an op-ed for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said social media is contributing to an "emergency" mental health crisis for young people.

  20. East Idaho News

    Surgeon general demands warning label on social media apps (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said the threat social media poses to children requires urgent action, and he demanded Congress to put a label on the apps as it does with cigarettes and alcohol.

  21. The Guardian

    US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Dr Vivek Murthy asks for required labels that state ‘social media is associated with significant mental health harms’

  22. France 24

    Put tobacco-style warnings on social media: US health official (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Social media platforms should feature tobacco-style health warnings for adolescents, a top US government health official said Monday.

  23. New York Post

    Surgeon general calls for tobacco-style warning on social media platforms (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to pass legislation requiring social media platforms to have warning labels similar to tobacco products to help fight against the rising mental health issue in America -- specifically among adolescents.

  24. NBC News

    Surgeon general wants tobacco-style warning applied to social media platforms (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called on Congress to require a tobacco-style warning for visitors to social media platforms.

  25. The Daily Caller

    Surgeon General Seeks Warning Labels On Social Media Apps, Citing Teen Mental Health Crisis (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The U.S. Surgeon General called for tobacco-style warning labels on social media apps, citing teen mental health crisis, in an op-ed published Monday

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