The U.S. surgeon general has issued a warning about the potential risks of social media use among children and adolescents, citing both positive and negative impacts. The advisory calls for urgent action to mitigate the potential harm, including higher standards for youth data privacy, enforced age minimums, and digital media literacy education. The surgeon general's advisory presents youth social media use as a public health crisis, calling for a multifaceted approach that includes policymakers and tech companies. Despite proposed interagency task forces, U.S. regulation addressing tech's impact on young users continues to lag behind.