Surgeon general demands warning labels on social media apps

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, in an oped on Monday, said social media poses a threat to children and requires urgent action, demanding that Congress put a label on apps as it does with cigarettes and alcohol.According to a Gallup poll, teens spend nearly five hours a day on social media, and an AMA study showed teens spending three hours on social media a day double their risk of dep...

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