New York is first major city in the U.S. to declare social media a public health hazard to youth mental health compares it to tobacco and guns

This mayor certainly knows how to get attention! This is over the top! 

What is his motive? More money? More control?

Did we not go through this kind of hysteria decades ago with TVs and movies?

"New York City on Wednesday designated social media a public health hazard for its effect on youth mental health, becoming the first major city in the United States to take such a step, Mayor Eric Adams (D) said in an address.

“Companies like TikTok, YouTube, Facebook are fueling a mental health crisis by designing their platforms with addictive and dangerous features,” Adams said in the annual State of the City address.

“Just as the [U.S.] surgeon general did with tobacco and guns, we are treating social media like other public health hazards and it must stop,” Adams said. ..."

New York is first city to declare social media a public health hazard - The Washington Post

Transcript: Mayor Adams Lays Out Future-Focused Vision for Working-Class New Yorkers in Third State of the City Address

Credits: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Global Health NOW