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"I issued my advisory on social media and youth mental health because the most <br />common question parents ask me is if social media is safe for their kids. While some kids <br />experience benefits from social media, there is not enough evidence to conclude that <br />social media is sufficiently safe," Murthy told ABC News last year. "Instead, there is <br />more evidence that many kids are harmed by their use of social media." <br /> <br />"Our children have become unknowing participants in a decades-long experiment," <br />Murthy said last year. "And while there is more we have to learn about the full impact of <br />social media use on their health and well-being, we know enough now to take action and <br />protect our kids." <br /> <br />MORE: Social media could have a 'profound risk' on kids and teens, US surgeon general <br />warns <br />In a response issued at the time of the advisory from Murthy, a representative for Meta, <br />the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, referred to mental health as a "complex <br />issue" and pointed toward other contributing factors such as limited access to health <br />care, the COVID-19 pandemic and academic pressure. <br /> <br />Representatives for YouTube told ABC News at the time that they have implemented a <br />variety of safeguards for young users, including adding "digital wellbeing features," <br />removing content that "endangers the emotional wellbeing of minors or promotes suicide <br />and self-harm," and "exploring ways to further collaborate with researchers." <br /> <br />A TikTok spokesperson told ABC News that its companies have added user aids to <br />improve youth mental health, such as bedtime reminders and age restrictions. The <br />company also said that it built an application programming interface that includes public <br />data on content and accounts on the platform, which is available to U.S. researchers. <br /> <br />ABC News' Ivan Pereira, Shannon Caturano and Peter Charalambous contributed to this <br />report. <br />https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/new-york-city-mayor-declares-social-media- <br />an-environmental-toxin <br /> <br />https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-declares- <br />social/story?id=106647634 <br /> <br />Thank You <br /> <br /> <br />Craig Durfey <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />