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Mental health
fromMashable
17 hours ago

New York State will now require warning labels on social media platforms

New York requires social platforms to display warning labels about mental health risks from features like infinite scrolling, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds.
New York Islanders
fromTechCrunch
17 hours ago

NY Governor Hochul signs bill requiring warning labels on 'addictive' social media | TechCrunch

New York requires social media to display non-bypassable warning labels to young users before exposure to autoplay, infinite scroll, like counts, or other addictive features.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK

Bacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say. Their demand comes as they criticise successive British governments for doing virtually nothing to reduce the risk from nitrites in the decade since they were found to definitely cause cancer. Saturday marks a decade since the World Health Organization in October 2015 declared processed meat to be carcinogenic to humans, putting it in the same category as tobacco and asbestos.
Public health
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