United States of America: Introduced Act relating to mental health warning labels for social media platforms (AB 56)

On 2 December 2024, a bill mandating mandatory mental health warning labels for social media platforms (AB 56) was introduced to the Californian Parliament. The Bill aims to inform users about the mental health risks associated with social media use, particularly for adolescents. The bill proposes that social media companies add warning labels to their platforms, highlighting the potential for poor mental health outcomes, including depression and anxiety, for users who spend more than three hours per day on these platforms. AB 56 requires social media platforms to display a black box warning to users upon their first use of the platform and at least once weekly thereafter, with the warning lasting for at least 90 seconds.