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Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general who asks Congress to act (apnews.com)
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[–] doctortofu@piefed.social 8 points 1 year ago

Exactly - such labels would be ignored even more than the ones on cigarettes are, especially by the addicts. And it's so much easier to completely hide them too - adblockers already hide a lot of content people don't want to see, this would just become another line in the filter list so fast...