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A Possible Downside to Limits on Teens’ Access to Social Media - KFF Health News

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Summary
Nutrition label

86% Informative

State and federal policymakers are sounding alarms about the need to protect children from the harmful effects of social media platforms such as TikTok , Instagram and YouTube .

In June , Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy called for warning labels like the ones on cigarettes and alcohol.

There are no scientific studies yet that establish a causal relationship between social media use and anxiety, depression.

VR Score

88

Informative language

89

Neutral language

51

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

67

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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