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Surgeon General Calls for Cigarette-Style Warnings on Social Media Platforms to Protect Kids

‘NOW IS THE TIME’

Dr. Vivek Murthy says the technology is contributing to a youth mental health crisis “emergency.”

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called for cigarette-style warning labels for social media platforms.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

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