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Nearly 40 states back surgeon general’s social media warning labels

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Summary
Nutrition label

77% Informative

A coalition of 42 state and territory attorneys general is calling on Congress to pass regulation requiring warning labels on social media platforms.

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy proposed the labels in June as part of a plan to avert the “mental health crisis” affecting young people.

The labels would be similar to the ones already used for alcohol and tobacco products.

VR Score

78

Informative language

77

Neutral language

73

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

70

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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