In a rare moment of bi-partisanship, 42 Attorneys General support warning labels on social media platforms. This comes at a time when Australia is considering banning children under 12-14 from using social media and schools are restricting cell phone using .

We, the attorneys general of the 42 undersigned states, write in support of the United States Surgeon General’s recent call for Congress to require a surgeon general’s warning on social media platforms. Young people are facing a mental health crisis, which is fueled in large part by social media. As Surgeon General Murthy recognized, this generational harm demands immediate action. By mandating a surgeon general’s warning on algorithm-driven social media platforms, Congress can help abate this growing crisis and protect future generations of Americans.