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You may want to hold off on buying your kid a smartphone.

The US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has issued a warning that social media could be harming our kids. His social media advisory is a welcome road map for what everyone — policymakers, tech companies, parents, kids and researchers — should be doing to better understand the impact of platforms like…

A new report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy outlines how often compulsive social media use by children and teens leads to a variety of negative health outcomes, including declining mental health, lack of sleep, exposure to harassment and other problems. As platforms like Instagram and TikTok become ubiquitous with…

A new report calls for policy makers to take action when none is required.

There is “growing evidence” that the use of social media by kids and adolescents could be detrimental to their mental health, according to the U.S. surgeon general.

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for “immediate action” by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids’ and adolescents’ mental health on social media

America's highest-ranking doctor has raised the alarm about social media's effects on children, which could have big consequences for companies like Meta and YouTube.

US surgeon general calls for tighter regulations and greater research on minors’ use of social media websites.

Dr Vivek Murthy calls on tech companies and policymakers to take ‘immediate action’ to protect children’s mental health

“We do not have enough evidence to conclude that social media is, in fact, sufficiently safe for our kids.”

Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media makes kids feel worse about themselves, and they can't get off of it. He says "we need safety standards for social media the way we have for cars, for car seats."