{"id":747,"date":"2025-06-13T15:35:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=747"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:05:37","slug":"minnesota-lawmakers-approve-social-media-mental-health-warning-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/minnesota-lawmakers-approve-social-media-mental-health-warning-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota lawmakers approve social media mental health warning measure\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota lawmakers have approved a measure requiring social media platforms<\/a> to display a warning label, cautioning about the negative impacts of its use on mental health.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The bill, which the Legislature sent to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Thursday, requires platforms to display the warning each time a user accesses the site. Users\u00a0must acknowledge the \u201cpotential for harm<\/a>\u201d and choose \u201cto proceed to the social media platform despite the risk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The measure specifically notes the warning label cannot be exclusively provided in a platform\u2019s terms and conditions or include \u201cextraneous\u201d information reducing the visibility of the warning.  <\/p>\n

The label must also feature resources to address the potential negative impacts associated with social media, including a website and phone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis<\/a> hotline.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The push to include warning labels on the apps has gained steam amid increasing concerns about the impacts of social media, particularly on children. <\/p>\n

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for social media warning labels<\/a> last year after previously issuing an advisory<\/a> about the impact of social media on kids\u2019 mental health.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mental health crisis among young people is an emergency \u2014 and social media has emerged as an important contributor,\u201d Murthy wrote in an op-ed published by The New York Times last June. <\/p>\n

\u201cA surgeon general\u2019s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

Congress has also considered legislation to establish stronger protections<\/a> for kids online, including the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).\u00a0<\/p>\n

KOSA, which was reintroduced last month<\/a> by Sens.\u00a0Marsha Blackburn\u00a0(R-Tenn.) and\u00a0Richard Blumenthal\u00a0(D-Conn.), seeks to create regulations for the features that tech companies offer kids online and reduce the addictive nature and mental health effects of these platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The bill passed the Senate<\/a> last year but ultimately hit roadblocks in the House<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minnesota lawmakers have approved a measure requiring social media platforms to display a warning label, cautioning about the negative impacts of its use on mental health.\u00a0 The bill, which the<\/p>\n

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