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<br />U.S. HOUSE OF CONGRESS H2404 - HONORING CRAIG DURFEY FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST AUTISM <br />... Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. <br />https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2003-03-27/pdf/CREC-2003-03-27.pdf <br />new website socialemotionalpaws.org <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To whom it may concern. <br /> <br />New York City mayor declares social media an 'environmental toxin. <br /> <br />New York City Mayor Eric Adams is classifying social media as a "public health hazard" <br />and an "environmental toxin," saying young people must be protected from "harm" <br />online. <br /> <br />"Today, Dr. Ashwin Vasan is issuing a Health Commissioner’s Advisory, officially <br />designating social media as a public health hazard in New York City," Adams announced <br />during his State of the City address Wednesday. <br /> <br />An advisory from the city said mental health for young New Yorkers "has been declining <br />for over a decade." The advisory said that data from 2021 showed that on weekdays, <br />77% of New York City high schoolers spent three or more hours per day in front of <br />screens, not including homework. <br /> <br />Adams claimed TikTok, YouTube and Facebook are "fueling a mental health crisis by <br />designing their platforms with addictive and dangerous features." <br /> <br />"We are the first major American city to take this step and call out the danger of social <br />media like this," the mayor said. "Just as the surgeon general did with tobacco and guns, <br />we are treating social media like other public health hazards and ensuring that tech <br />companies take responsibility for their products." <br /> <br />MORE: Amid what's being called a youth mental health crisis, is social media facing its <br />own 'tobacco moment'? <br />In May 2023, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory warning that excessive <br />social media use could be a "profound risk" to youth mental health. <br /> <br />The advisory recognized that social media has both positive and negative effects on <br />young people. According to Pew Research, 59% of adolescents reported that social <br />media helps them feel more accepted. But the advisory said ultimately there wasn't <br />enough "research and clear data" to determine if social media is "safe" for adolescents <br />to use. <br /> <br />PHOTO: Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks during Martin Luther King Day celebrations <br />at the Covenant Baptist Church in the Harlem Section of Manhattan, Jan. 15, 2024. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />