The surgeon general’s advisory on risks of youth social media use could shift the conversation
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/24/the-surgeon-generals-advisory-on-risks-of-youth-social-media-use-could-shift-the-conversation/
A new public health warning this week from the U.S. surgeon general explores concerns that social media use among children and teens poses serious risks that science has only just begun to understand.
“… The current body of evidence indicates that while social media may have benefits for some children and adolescents, there are ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wrote in the advisory. “At this time, we do not yet have enough evidence to determine if social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents.”