Supervisor Lawson-Remer to Propose Plan to Protect Youth from Social Media Addiction
Article by Elizabeth Ireland | Read full article at Times of San Diego
County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer Monday announced she will bring a proposal to the Board of Supervisors aimed at protecting young people from being victims of the “addictive algorithms” of social media.
The proposal, intended for next week’s board agenda, would direct the county’s legal team to explore filing and/or joining litigation against social media platforms for “their failure to protect youth mental health,” Lawson-Remer said in a statement.
In addition, it would include a resolution to support the U.S. surgeon general’s effort to put warning labels on social media platforms.
“Kids are being harmed by social media. It is affecting their mental and emotional well-being,” Lawson-Remer, the board’s vice chair, said.
“These platforms have knowingly developed addictive algorithms akin to the opioids manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. I want our county to legally intervene and throw our support behind the U.S. surgeon general’s recommendations.”