Source: 20 minuites.fr/sante
The U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, wants social media to educate youth about the risks associated with addiction, mental health, and balance.
Are social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram like cigarettes and alcohol? Do they deserve a warning label informing people about the possible risks associated with using them? The US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, has written an opinion piece for the New York Times in which he urges Congress to take up legislation along similar lines.
The doctor bases his argument on a 2019 study that was published in the academic journal Jama Network Open and found a link between teenage mental health issues in America and social media use. “
A doubling of the risk of exposure to symptoms of anxiety and depression by spending more than three hours a day on social networks” was found in research on 6,595 individuals, according to Vivek Murthy.
The doctor bases his argument on a 2019 study that was published in the academic journal Jama Network Open and found a link between teenage mental health issues in America and social media use.
“A doubling of the risk of exposure to symptoms of anxiety and depression by spending more than three hours a day on social networks” was found in research on 6,595 individuals, according to Vivek Murthy.
Vivek Murthy says that there’s a possibility that some young users’ or their parents’ conduct will alter as a result of these messages, which are based on tobacco usage. Additionally, he wants platforms to give independent professionals access to the mental health data they gather about their users.
