Dr. Vivek Murthy explained to ABC's Elizabeth Schulze why a surgeon general's warning is needed.
Cheyenne HaslettCreating a surgeon general's warning for social media is a necessary step to respond to the "defining public health challenge of our time," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze in an interview on Monday.
"So, we want to make sure that parents and kids know that. And that's where a warning label comes into play." "While we are late as a society to ultimately making these platforms safer, it's urgent that we start taking action now. Because the truth is, there's nothing more important to the mental health and well-being of our kids," Murthy said.
For kids who are already on social media, the goal should be creating phone-free zones, he said, like dinner time, social interactions and bedtime. He encouraged parents to build communities around phone-free zones, because it's "much easier to do when we are doing them collectively as a group of parents."
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