07/01/2026
Thanks to bipartisan legislation we passed last year, Minnesota is about to become the fourth state in the nation to require social media companies to warn users about the mental health risks of using their apps.
These massive tech companies profit off of our attention, interest, outrage, and emotions, and they have long known that the use of their platforms increases the risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.
This new law will help ensure Minnesotans know about those risks (the same way we're warned about the increased risk of cancer on packs of ci******es), and will help improve access to the resources Minnesotans might need them if they're using these apps.
I'm glad we were able to work across the aisle to get this done.