Today, the MN House Health Finance and Policy Committee talked about HF1289:
HF1289 (Stephenson); Social media platforms required to post a mental health warning label and timer notifications.
The bill was sent to the House Health Finance and Policy Committee.
Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL-Coon Rapids) sponsors HF1289 to require social media platforms to have a warning label and notify the user about the amount of time they’ve spent on it every 30 minutes.
Receiving committee approval, the bill was sent to the House Health Finance and Policy Committee.
The evidence is clear on the negative impacts of social media, especially for children. Stephenson said the average teenager spends 4.8 hours a day interacting with social media, and several studies have documented the link between excessive social media use and poor mental health outcomes including loneliness, depression, anxiety, eating disorders and self-harm.