Last year, the U.S. Surgeon General released a bone-chilling warning on the impact of social media platforms on minors, calling on Congress to issue tobacco-like warning labels. This was followed in Virginia by an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin directing health and education officials to establish guidance for a “phone-free education” in Virginia. As […]
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Over40%ofteenswiththehighestsocialmediauseratetheiroverallmentalhealthaspoororverypoor,accordingtoaccordingtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(StockphotobyDanieldelaHoz/GettyImages)
Lastyear,theU.S.SurgeonGeneralreleasedabone-chillingwarningontheimpactofsocialmediaplatformsonminors,callingonCongresstoissuetobacco-likewarninglabels.ThiswasfollowedinVirginiabyanexecutiveorderfromGov.GlennYoungkindirectinghealthandeducationofficialstoestablishguidancefora“phone-freeeducation”inVirginia.Asaparentoftwoyoungchildrenandatax-payingVirginian,Iwouldexpectthatthesewarningsandthemountainofdatajustifyingthemwouldbemorethanenoughtomotivateourstatelegislatorstopasseventhesimp
