Warning Labels
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California Weighs Social Media Warning Labels Amid Mental Health, Misinformation Concerns
California may soon become the first state in the nation to require warning labels on social media platforms. The proposal would place notices similar to tobacco labels on apps like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, cautioning users about risks such as misinformation, addiction, and mental health impacts. The effort is intended to promote safer online experiences…
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Child Safety Groups Demand Mental Health Guardrails, After California Teen’s Suicide Using ChatGPT
AB 56 would implement social media warning labels that clearly state the risks to children, not unlike the labels pasted on tobacco products…A second bill, AB1064, would ban AI chatbots from manipulating children into forming emotional attachments or harvesting their personal and biometric data.
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Mental health warnings on social media? Minnesota will require them next year
Beginning next summer, any Minnesotan using social media will get a pop-up warning before they log on. Unlike Kanavati’s app, the label they’ll encounter will ask users to acknowledge that prolonged social media use can pose a hazard to their mental health.
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Youth online safety push produces novel laws, invites litigation
Legislators in Minnesota and New York approved the nation’s first laws mandating surgeon general-style warning labels on social media. New York became the first state to regulate companion chatbots. And bills requiring Apple and Google’s app stores to verify user ages were passed in Louisiana, Texas and Utah.
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States Move to Add Mental Health Warning Labels to Social Media
Legislation requiring social media sites to display warning labels to users is gaining traction in statehouses after courts blocked age-verification and parental consent laws.