Minnesota residents will soon be unable to log onto their favorite social media sites without first seeing a “mental health warning label.” The label will remain on their screen until the individual “acknowledges the potential for harm and chooses to proceed to the social media platform despite the risk.” Similar legislation was recently passed in New York which mandates that any site using popular features such as like buttons, infinite scrolling, or an autoplay feature will include a warning label created by New York’s “Commissioner of Mental Hygiene." Other states are likely to follow Minnesota and New York’s lead. Eventually, there will be a push for Congress to create a national mental health warning for social media sites—unless (as is quite likely) these warning labels are invalidated by the federal courts.
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