Surgeon general joins call to enhance children’s online privacy
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Adrianne Appel2023-05-24T19:23:00
The U.S. surgeon general issued a “call for urgent action” to policymakers about further limiting social media access for youth, along with enhancing online privacy protections for children.
Policymakers need to help create safer and healthier online environments to protect the mental health of children, including teens through age 17, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Tuesday in a 25-page advisory.
The advisory follows statements by President Joe Biden in his February State of the Union speech calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to further protect children’s online privacy.
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