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Thursday, July 18th, 2024

Growing Evidence of ‘Harm’ From Social Media, Says Surgeon General

Author:     Emily Hutto
Source:     MedPage Today
Publication Date:     July 17, 2024
 Link: Growing Evidence of ‘Harm’ From Social Media, Says Surgeon General
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Social media with its torrent of misinformation and lies, AI generated fake audio, and fake porn, its use to make classmates and fellow workers humiliated and hurt is, as the Surgeon General of the United States spells out, causing great social damage. Through it all the Congress sits on its hands and does nothing. Social media is a major factor in the creation of two countries in a single nation.

MedPage Today’s editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, (left) sits down with
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA,

In this exclusive video interview, MedPage Today‘s editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, sits down with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, to talk about his advisoryopens in a new tab or window on social media and youth mental health.

The following is a transcript of their remarks:

Faust: Hello, I’m Jeremy Faust, Editor-in-Chief of MedPage Today. I’m so glad to be joined today by Dr. Vivek Murthy.

Dr. Murthy is the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, and he has issued a number of very important public health advisories, which we will discuss today. Dr. Vivek Murthy, thank you so much for joining us.

Murthy: Of course. I’m glad to join you, Jeremy.

Faust: Recently, I think there’s been a lot of talk about social media and your advisory regarding social media use. I’ve heard you speak in a very nuanced way about this, and my initial take is that the dose makes the poison or that certain forms are less harmful than others. And right there on page five […]

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1 Comment

  1. Albus Eddie on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 5:07 pm

    This article is spot on. It has become clear that what we are seeing is “Anti-social” media. It is designed by its business model to fragment not build. It is designed to hook the attention in an addictive manner. That aspect is a feature not a bug, and as a consequence it is not a tool for children but is is used in that way. It is a purveyor of illness and dysfunction. It magnifies and distorts. In it’s unrestricted form, it is a tool which should be limited to adults.