US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls on Congress to pass legislation requiring tobacco-style warning on social media platforms

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has urged Congress to pass legislation requiring social media platforms to carry warning labels similar to those on tobacco products in an effort to combat rising mental health issues in the United States, especially among adolescents. Murthy, 46, condemned social networks for emerging as a “significant contributor” to the “mental […]