Research has shown a connection between the amount of time students spend on social media and struggles with mental health. A ...

Social media platforms that use features designed to keep young users scrolling are now required to display mental health ...

Kathy Hochul is taking steps to keep young people safe from social media. Hochul negotiated a chapter amendment and signed legislation that will require social media platforms to display labels ...

Watch the Digital Desk segment with Associate Professor Myles McNutt in the video player. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Recently, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would push for warning ...

Key points Warning labels and restrictions don’t empower kids to make smarter choices. Social media is here to stay; let’s prepare kids to handle the digital world, not shield them from it. Digital ...

Social media platforms with "addictive" design features may be required to display mental health warning labels on their websites for New York users, a move that advocates for family-friendly media ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation requiring warning labels on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

SAN FRANCISCO - A proposal by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to place warning labels on social media platforms is finding support among doctors and advocates who are concerned that the sites ...

As we’re beginning to quantify exactly how bad social media is for public health, politicians are coming for Big Algorithm. Just this week, the U.S. surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy began a campaign ...

Smoking is bad for one's health, a point noted on warning labels on every tobacco product sold in America. Many other products have warnings on the potential health hazards, and soon social media ...

The current mental health crisis among young people is real. Few would dispute that kids are suffering now. In a recent New York Times editorial, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy called for warning ...