Surgeon General calls for warning label on social media over mental health risks

State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) sponsored SB 976, a bill aimed at protecting kids from social media addiction. It would bar online platforms from sending an addictive social media feed to youth without their parent's consent. The bill would also limit notifications.

"Our top medical doctor, the U.S. Surgeon General, has, for at least the second time, made it clear that the research shows that when our kids are on social media for too long, hours and hours a day, it is affecting their health," Senator Skinner said.

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