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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence - Non-Agenda Araiza, Fatima From:Craig A Durfey <cadurfey@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May 09, To:Craig Durfey; Nick Dibs; Public Records Request; press@ltg.ca.gov; pr@abc7.com; 'GGEA President'; JOE.PAK@asm.ca.gov; ggpdpio@ggcity.org; PVazquez@StantonCA.Gov; Assemblymember Quirk-Silva; Gabriela Mafi; Teresa Pomeroy; Public Records Request; citymanager@cityoflapalma.org; cindyt@ggcity.org; !City Clerk; Supervisor Doug Chaffee; Assemblymember Davies; Devon Atkinson; CITY COUNCIL; Ddbarnes@ocsd.org; sbe@cde.ca.gov; Supervisor Doug Chaffee; superintendent@lausd.net; superintendent@nmusd.us; Superintendent@cde.ca.gov; Suzie.Swartz@svusd.org; '"TIPS@NBCUNI.COM"'; hauwie.tie@asm.ca.gov; KTLA Desk; kim.vandermeulen@mail.house.gov; '"KCALKCBSDESK@CBS.COM"'; '"KCALKCBSDESK@CBS.COM"'; SENATOR.WIENER@SENATE.CA.GOV; senator.nguyen@senate.ca.gov; SEDN.committee@senate.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; David.Ochoa@sen.ca.gov; SHEA.Committee@senate.ca.gov Subject:States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Craig Durfey To whom it may concern. States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health https://apnews.com/article/metachildrenteensharmslawsuit- 17858802d76143d358e38ee15150dc94?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=share Dozens of U.S. states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms. 1 Araiza, Fatima From:Craig A Durfey <cadurfey@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday, May To:Craig A Durfey; alejandro.cardenas@mail.house.gov; Assemblymember Quirk-Silva; Supervisor Doug Chaffee; superintendent@lausd.net; superintendent@capousd.org; superintendent@nmusd.us; Supervisor Janice Hahn (Fourth District); sbe@cde.ca.gov; Supervisor Andrew Do; JOE.PAK@asm.ca.gov; Christopher Aguilera; !City Clerk; lauren.robinson@asm.ca.gov; Amezcua, Valerie; Lopez, Jessie; Phan, Thai; Vazquez, Benjamin; Bacerra, Phil; Lisa Kim; kim.vandermeulen@mail.house.gov; Hernandez, Johnathan; Penaloza, David; Mendoza, Steven; jerry.almendarez@sausd.us; Carolyn.Torres@sausd.us; Alfonso.Alvarez@sausd.us; hector.bustos@sausd.us; katelyn.brazeraceves@sausd.us; Theresa Bass; Rigo.Rodriguez@sausd.us Subject:Fwd: nationwide social media ban for kids, teens::“//There’s very few checks and balances, so this is an area we need to look at,” Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) said. Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Craig A Durfey < Date: Thu, May 9, 2024 at 9:45 PM Subject: nationwide social media ban for kids, teens::“//There’s very few checks and balances, so this is an area we need to look at,” Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) said. 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Additionally, social media platforms would be required to verify a new users age and would be legally liable if they don’t. Stewart says parents want their kids off social media, but worry they will be socially isolated and ostracized if they are the only ones. That’s why he says the ban needs to be nationwide. Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Cr Califorina Democratic Congressman Lou Correa is open to the idea. “There’s very few checks and balances, so this is an area we need to look at,” Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) said. https://www.news10.com/news/republican-congressman-calls-for-nationwide- social-media-ban-for-kids-teens/ 2 Alcala, Abigail From:Hall, Jennifer Sent:Monday, May 20, 2024 8:09 AM To:eComment Subject:FW: PRESS RELEASE./ Public comment New York City mayor declares social media an 'environmental toxin From: Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2024 6:16 PM To: "citycontact@cityoflamirada.org \[undefined:citycontact"@cityoflamirada.org\]; cadurfey@gmail.com; David.Ochoa@sen.ca.gov; publiccomment@anaheim.net; publiccomment@sdcounty.ca.gov; publicrecords@buenapark.com; Assemblymember.Davies@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.quirk- silva@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.rendon@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.fong@assembly.ca.gov; assembly.rules@asm.ca.gov; SENATOR.GONZALEZ@senate.ca.gov; senator.nguyen@senate.ca.gov; senator.umberg@senate.ca.gov; SEDN.committee@senate.ca.gov; Senator.Allen@senate.CA.gov; tbass@anaheim.net; David.Ochoa@sen.ca.gov; 'Dina Nguyen' <dina.nguyen@ggusd.us>; Ddbarnes@ocsd.org; Debbie.Look@asm.ca.gov; dappling@magnoliasd.org; 'Walter Muneton' <walter.muneton@ggusd.us>; 'Teresa Pomeroy' <teresap@ggcity.org>; 'Teri Rocco' <teri.rocco@ggusd.us>; '"TIPS@NBCUNI.COM"' <TIPS@nbcuni.com>; Tanya.Lieberman@asm.ca.gov; ocbe@ocde.us; response@ocgov.com; REPLOUCORREA@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV; 'Kim Nguyen' <KIMN@ggcity.org>; 'GGEA President' <president@ggea.org>; pr@abc7.com; press@ltg.ca.gov; sbe@cde.ca.gov; Superintendent@cde.ca.gov; 'Supervisor Andrew Do' <Andrew.Do@ocgov.com>; 'Supervisor Doug Chaffee' <Fourth.District@ocgov.info>; superintendent@sdcoe.net; kcalnews@cbs.com; kchristmas@tustin.k12.ca.us; kcoates@bos.lacounty.gov; FourthDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov; '"FOX11NEWS@FOXTV.COM"' <fox11news@foxtv.com>; FirstDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov; Farra.Bracht@asm.ca.gov; 'Supervisor Doug Chaffee' <Fourth.District@ocgov.info>; 'Nick Dibs' <nickdibs1@gmail.com>; nholden@bos.lacounty.gov; 'Norma Granados' <ngranado@ggusd.us>; 'Gabriela Mafi' <gmafi@ggusd.us>; joel.anderson@sdcounty.ca.gov; Ddbarnes@ocsd.org; 'Jim Tortolano' <orangecountytribune@gmail.com>; Hall, Jennifer <jhall@santa-ana.org>; GGDPIO@GGCITY.ORG; 'GGEA President' <president@ggea.org>; Glenn.Grandis@fountainvalley.org; ADAM.BOMAN@ASM.CA.GOV; cadurfey@gmail.com; carlos.valenzuela@ocgov.com; carla.rivera@latimes.com; admin@voiceofoc.org; adm@cypressca.org Subject: PRESS RELEASE./ Public comment New York City mayor declares social media an 'environmental toxin Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. 05-15-2024 (P.R.D.D.C.) PARENTS FOR THE RIGHTS OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN CRAIG A. DURFEY FOUNDER OF P.R.D.D.C. P.O.BOX 2001 GARDEN GROVE, CA 92842 CELL 714-321-8238 CADURFEY@GMAIL.COM SOCIALEMOTIONALPAWS.COM FACEBOOK: CRAIG DURFEY 1 U.S. HOUSE OF CONGRESS H2404 - HONORING CRAIG DURFEY FOR HIS FIGHT AGAINST AUTISM ... Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2003-03-27/pdf/CREC-2003-03-27.pdf new website socialemotionalpaws.org To whom it may concern. New York City mayor declares social media an 'environmental toxin. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is classifying social media as a "public health hazard" and an "environmental toxin," saying young people must be protected from "harm" online. "Today, Dr. Ashwin Vasan is issuing a Health Commissioner’s Advisory, officially designating social media as a public health hazard in New York City," Adams announced during his State of the City address Wednesday. An advisory from the city said mental health for young New Yorkers "has been declining for over a decade." The advisory said that data from 2021 showed that on weekdays, 77% of New York City high schoolers spent three or more hours per day in front of screens, not including homework. Adams claimed TikTok, YouTube and Facebook are "fueling a mental health crisis by designing their platforms with addictive and dangerous features." "We are the first major American city to take this step and call out the danger of social media like this," the mayor said. "Just as the surgeon general did with tobacco and guns, we are treating social media like other public health hazards and ensuring that tech companies take responsibility for their products." MORE: Amid what's being called a youth mental health crisis, is social media facing its own 'tobacco moment'? In May 2023, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory warning that excessive social media use could be a "profound risk" to youth mental health. The advisory recognized that social media has both positive and negative effects on young people. According to Pew Research, 59% of adolescents reported that social media helps them feel more accepted. But the advisory said ultimately there wasn't enough "research and clear data" to determine if social media is "safe" for adolescents to use. PHOTO: Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks during Martin Luther King Day celebrations at the Covenant Baptist Church in the Harlem Section of Manhattan, Jan. 15, 2024. 2 "I issued my advisory on social media and youth mental health because the most common question parents ask me is if social media is safe for their kids. While some kids experience benefits from social media, there is not enough evidence to conclude that social media is sufficiently safe," Murthy told ABC News last year. "Instead, there is more evidence that many kids are harmed by their use of social media." "Our children have become unknowing participants in a decades-long experiment," Murthy said last year. "And while there is more we have to learn about the full impact of social media use on their health and well-being, we know enough now to take action and protect our kids." MORE: Social media could have a 'profound risk' on kids and teens, US surgeon general warns In a response issued at the time of the advisory from Murthy, a representative for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, referred to mental health as a "complex issue" and pointed toward other contributing factors such as limited access to health care, the COVID-19 pandemic and academic pressure. Representatives for YouTube told ABC News at the time that they have implemented a variety of safeguards for young users, including adding "digital wellbeing features," removing content that "endangers the emotional wellbeing of minors or promotes suicide and self-harm," and "exploring ways to further collaborate with researchers." A TikTok spokesperson told ABC News that its companies have added user aids to improve youth mental health, such as bedtime reminders and age restrictions. The company also said that it built an application programming interface that includes public data on content and accounts on the platform, which is available to U.S. researchers. ABC News' Ivan Pereira, Shannon Caturano and Peter Charalambous contributed to this report. https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/new-york-city-mayor-declares-social-media- an-environmental-toxin https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-declares- social/story?id=106647634 Thank You Craig Durfey 3