Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said on “CNN Newsroom” Saturday he believes 13-year-olds are too young to join social media, and that being on those platforms does a 'disservice' to children.
filed a lawsuit against TikTok, Meta, Snap and others earlier this month, alleging that the platforms have "exploited the vulnerable brains of youth."Murthy said 13 is an important time for children to be thoughtful about what’s going into how they think about their own self-worth.
"Their relationships and the skewed and often distorted environment of social media often does a disservice to many of those children,” he added. "If we tell a child, use the force of your willpower to control how much time you’re spending, you’re pitting a child against the world’s greatest product designers.”"When we had dangerous vehicles on the road, we passed laws to make those vehicles less dangerous. We should make decisions to make [social media] a healthier experience that would make kids feel better about themselves and less alone.
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