Anonymous ID: 92fecd Sept. 11, 2024, 8:31 p.m. No.21574884   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4897 >>4922 >>4949 >>5105

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>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/42-attorneys-general-demand-surgeon-general-warnings-social-media

here's a cap.

 

42 Attorneys General Demand Surgeon General Warnings On Social Media

In a move that's undoubtedly going to be used to justify more censorship, 42 state and U.S. territory attorneys general are urging Congress to mandate Surgeon General warnings on algorithm-driven social media platforms, aiming to combat the growing mental health crisis among America's youth. The group, representing 39 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, sent a letter on September 9 to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY.), calling for swift federal action to address the harmful impact of social media on young people.

 

The push follows U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s call in June for such labels, which would serve as a reminder that social media has not been proven safe for youth. Murthy pointed out that warning labels on products like tobacco have successfully raised awareness and changed behavior, suggesting similar potential benefits for social media platforms.

 

“We, the attorneys general of the 42 undersigned states, write in support of the United States Surgeon General’s recent call,” the letter stated. "Young people are facing a mental health crisis, which is fueled in large part by social media." (and not vapid millennial parents who have no idea what they're doing)…

Anonymous ID: 92fecd Sept. 11, 2024, 8:42 p.m. No.21574949   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4960 >>4976 >>5027 >>5105

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https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-10-SM-Warning-Label-Letter.pdf

 

September 9 2024

The Honorable Mike Johnson

Speaker of the House

568 Cannon House Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20515

The Honorable Chuck Schumer The Honorable Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader

322 Hart Senate Office Bldg. 317 Russell Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, DC 20510

 

==Re: Requiring a Surgeon General’s Warning Label on Social Media

Platform==

letter attached.