You log into [insert social media platform of choice], in the mood for the latest news, your friends' baby pics, a few outlandish opinions. But have you considered what the state commissioner of mental hygiene has to say about that?
If lawmakers in New York and Minnesota get their way, social media users will be greeted with persistent warnings about the potential toll their scrolling habits could be taking on their mental health.
Legislatures in both states recently passed legislation requiring warning labels on social media, despite an utter lack of evidence that this will do good and one federal court ruling declaring a similar law for porn websites to be unconstitutional.
