Surgeon General Wants Social Media Age Limit | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy said Thursday imposing age restrictions on social media access, protecting children’s data privacy, and requiring data transparency from companies would help parents and children to understand the potential harm of social media.

Relying solely on social media platforms to ensure child safety is futile, Murthy told the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Despite these platforms having been in existence for almost two decades, they are insufficient and progressing at a slow pace, he said.

Murphy also said it would be appropriate to issue a surgeon general’s warning on social media’s impact on youth …