by Legislators in the most populous state of the country have passed a legislative template that would require the Labels for Public Health in Popular Social Media Apps if children, after growing concerns about the effects of social media, use young people’s mental health.
The California Bill, from 56, needs platforms such as Snapchat, Tiktok and Instagram to show minor users a text from a general surgeon in 2023, in which social media can “have a profound risk of mental health and well-being of children and adolescents”.
The warning in the tobacco label style would be received for 10 seconds for 10 seconds for 10 seconds and then repeated for 30 seconds for 30 seconds after the apps were used for more than three hours.
Governor Gavin Newsom has until October 13th to decide on the law.
Newsom’s office told The independent It usually does not comment on pending laws.
The legislation was introduced by Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and Attorney General of California Rob Bonta by the Democratic Assembly of San Francisco Bay Area.
“We are in the middle of a global mental health crisis,” said Bauer-Kahan Political the pending legislation. “The crisis is real, urgent and worse.”
Minnesota was the country’s first state to pass these laws in July with a warning law that applies to all users. The New York governor Kathy Hochul is considering a similar invoice.
The former general surgeon General Vivek Murthy was committed to such guidelines in an influential surgical ED The New York Times last year. He compared social media with other health and security measures such as food or faulty aircraft.
“Why didn’t we manage to react to the damage to social media if they are no less urgent or widespread than that of uncertain cars, airplanes or food?” Murthy wrote. “This damage is not a failure of willpower and parenthood. They are the result of the triggers of powerful technology without adequate security measures, transparency or accountability.”
Forty-two prosecutor General Prosecutor approved the idea shortly after Murthys OP-E-ED was published.
Proponents of such a label argue that it is necessary to warn social media users of potential damage that are associated with social media such as anxiety, depression and negative body image.
“Social media companies have shown the lack of willingness to combat the crisis of mental health and to use them in detail with profit parts addictive features and harmful content,” said Bonta in a press release that supported legislation last year.
“Warning discs alone are not a panacea, they are another tool in the toolbox to tackle the growing crisis of mental health and to protect future generations of children,” he added.
Social media company, for a long time an influential force in state politics, could question California legislation.
