A Voice for Choice Advocacy
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A Voice for Choice Advocacy advocates for people’s rights to be fully informed about the composition, quality, and short- and long-term health effects of all products that go into people’s bodies, such as food, water, air, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
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A Voice for Choice Advocacy
The city is designating #socialmedia an "environmental health toxin."

#NYC #ChildrensMentalHealth #MentalHealth #BigTech

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nyc-issues-public-health-advisory-210500804.html
Yahoo News
NYC issues public health advisory about social media due to its impact on kids
Mayor Eric Adams said New York is the first major city in the country to make the declaration.
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#Florida advances law banning children under 16 from using #socialmedia

#ChildrensMentalHealth

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/25/florida-social-media-teenager-ban-bill
the Guardian
Florida advances law banning children under 16 from using social media
Bill would prohibit teenagers from creating an account, and is now headed to the state’s Republican-controlled senate
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Advice from #TikTok beauty video nearly cost 13-year-old her sight

#ChildrensHealth #SocialMedia #Parents #Parenting

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12993291/TikTok-beauty-video-nearly-cost-13-year-old-sight-experts-alarmed-Generation-Alpha.html
Mail Online
Advice from TikTok beauty video nearly cost 13-year-old her sight
For four days last year, Amelia Gregory lay in hospital hooked to a drip while doctors battled to treat a skin infection that had spread to her left eye, to stop it robbing the 13-year-old of her sight.
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New York City Sues #TikTok, #Facebook, #YouTube In Their Home Turf Los Angeles Over Alleged Harm To Kids' Mental Health

#ChildrensMentalHealth #SocialMedia #NYC

https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/02/37148633/new-york-city-sues-tiktok-facebook-youtube-in-their-home-turf-los-angeles-over-alleged-harm-to-kids
Benzinga
New York City Sues TikTok, Facebook, YouTube In Their Home Turf Los Angeles Over Alleged Harm To Kids' Mental Health - Alphabet…
New York City has filed a lawsuit against the parent companies of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube, accusing them of designing and marketing their platforms in a way that attracts, addicts young users, and causes mental health issues, despite…
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#Antidepressant Use Surging in Young People

#MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #Teens #Lockdown2020 #SocialMedia #Pharmaceuticals #SSRIs

https://www.newser.com/story/346967/antidepressant-use-surging-in-young-people.html
Newser
Antidepressant Use Surging in Young People
Prescriptions up 66% since 2016, particularly among girls and young women
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Most #teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without #smartphones, Pew survey finds

#ChildrensMentalHealth #SocialMedia

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-teens-happy-peaceful-smartphones-pew.html
Medicalxpress
Most teens report feeling happy or peaceful when they go without smartphones, Pew survey finds
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. teens say they feel happy or peaceful when they don't have their phones with them, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
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‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving

#SocialMedia #Teens #MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth

https://theconversation.com/it-is-hijacking-my-brain-a-team-of-experts-found-ways-to-help-young-people-addicted-to-social-media-to-cut-the-craving-219954
The Conversation
‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving
You can free yourself from some of the time you spend online in as little as four weeks.
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“On the surface it seems like they care, they have these expert groups and so on, but behind the scenes there’s another agenda that is a higher priority for them.”

That agenda, she said, was “how to keep their users’ interaction and earn their money by keeping them in this tight grip on the screen, collecting data from them, selling the data and so on.”

#Instagram #ChildrensMentalHealth #Teens #SocialMedia

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/16/instagram-meta-lotte-rubaek-adviser-quits-failure-to-remove-self-harm-content-
the Guardian
Leading adviser quits over Instagram’s failure to remove self-harm content
Exclusive: Psychologist accuses Meta of ‘turning a blind eye’ to posts she believes represent further danger to vulnerable women
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#Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs ban on #kids using #socialmedia

#ChildrensMentalHealth

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-ban-on-kids-using-social-media/ar-BB1kvTTk
MSN
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs ban on kids using social media
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill blocking most kids from social media websites, setting up an expected court battle that could prevent the legislation from ever taking effect. House Bill 3, passed by lawmakers with bipartisan…
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How do #smartphones rewire childhood?

#ChildrensHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #MentalHealth #SocialMedia #Parenting

https://www.bitchute.com/video/AGiWPPxuuPE/
BitChute
How do smartphones rewire childhood?
NYU Professor of Ethical Leadership Jonathan Haidt tells 'One Nation' how smartphones are impacting children's developmental processes.
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