{"id":56341,"date":"2024-06-17T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36003\/US-Surgeon-General-Wants-Social-Media-Warning-Labels.html"},"modified":"2024-06-17T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:00:46","slug":"us-surgeon-general-wants-social-media-warning-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/us-surgeon-general-wants-social-media-warning-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"US Surgeon General Wants Social Media Warning Labels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 bWSguZ\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline\" class=\"sc-1d2e900b-0 fhxEhT\">\n<div class=\"sc-1d2e900b-1 gwgaEc\" readability=\"6.5\">\n<p><time class=\"sc-1d2e900b-10 WPunI\">10 hours ago<\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1d2e900b-2 bDFePy\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><span data-testid=\"byline-name\" class=\"sc-1d2e900b-6 hhBctz\">By&nbsp;<!-- -->Tom Gerken<!-- -->,&nbsp;<!-- --><\/span><span class=\"sc-1d2e900b-7 jbvpvO\">Technology reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">&#8216;This is a social issue&#8217;: Psychologist on social media harms<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 bWSguZ\" readability=\"23.349397590361\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One of America&#8217;s most senior health officials has called on the country to impose smoking-style warning labels on social media platforms.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Writing in <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/17\/opinion\/social-media-health-warning.html\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">the New York Times<!-- --><\/a>, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said social media increased the risk that children would experience symptoms of anxiety and depression.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He wants people who visit these platforms to be shown a message warning that they are &#8220;associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said such a label would &#8220;regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The BBC has approached Youtube, TikTok, X and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, for comment.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 bWSguZ\" readability=\"19\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Warning labels were first added to cigarette packaging in the US in 1966, after then-Surgeon General Luther L Terry published a report linking tobacco to lung cancer.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Other countries then followed, with the UK requiring a similar message to be printed on packets in 1971.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Murthy said that the evidence showed adding these labels to tobacco packaging increased awareness of the risks associated with smoking.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">And he believes that a similar warning applied to social media platforms would encourage parents to monitor their child&#8217;s safety online. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure readability=\"2\">\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 dOZXmm\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-13b8515c-1 bbjeKz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-13b8515c-0 WTpgI hide-when-no-script\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c69f\/live\/498b67b0-2caa-11ef-af93-b7f65a764945.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c69f\/live\/498b67b0-2caa-11ef-af93-b7f65a764945.png.webp 320w, 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the surgeon general since March 2021<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 bWSguZ\" readability=\"28\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the article, he also called for phone use to be banned in schools, and said parents should stop children from using devices during meals and at bedtime.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It comes after Mr Murthy published a public health advisory in 2023 which found a link between teenage social media use and poor mental health.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But he accepts that there is no academic consensus on the impact of these platforms, and is calling for more research to be done.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;In an emergency, you don\u2019t have the luxury to wait for perfect information,&#8221; he said. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;You assess the available facts, you use your best judgment, and you act quickly.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency &#8211; and social media has emerged as an important contributor.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-518485e5-0 kRvAla\">&#8216;Not inherently harmful&#8217;<!-- --><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-43e6b7ba-0 bWSguZ\" readability=\"53.188405797101\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gin Lalli, psychotherapist and author of How to Empty Your Stress Bucket, told the BBC warning labels would be &#8220;a significant step towards promoting better mental health and wellbeing&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She said that social media may have many benefits, but there may also be some risks such as cyberbullying or exposure to harmful content.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;These risks lead to anxiety, depression and other mental health issues, something myself and my colleagues are seeing more and more.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She said a warning label would act as a reminder for people to be mindful of their usage, and to take regular breaks.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I can also see warning labels as being of great benefit to the parents \u2013 having that \u2018back-up\u2019 so to speak means that they can feel more confident in setting boundaries around social media use,&#8221; she said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">There is an ongoing debate about the impact of social media on young people.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Some <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-55826238\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">research has found a link<!-- --><\/a> between heavy social media use and a negative impact on teenagers&#8217; mental health, and <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-60875884\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">other research has linked<!-- --><\/a> teenage social media use to a reduction in how satisfied children feel with their lives.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-66424770\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">a 2023 study found no evidence<!-- --><\/a> linking the global spread of Facebook and widespread psychological harm, <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-64640734\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">while other research reported<!-- --><\/a> some children benefit from spending time online speaking to friends they already know offline.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">And the American Psychological Association says social media is &#8220;not inherently beneficial or harmful&#8221;, though it warns of 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