According to a survey conducted in June 2024, 42 percent of adults in the United States thought that social media platforms definitely should be required to display cigarette-style health messages on them, warning their association with mental health harms for adolescents. A further 31 percent felt that they probably should display these kinds of health warnings. Overall, one in five adults in the U.S. stated that social networks definitely should not display cigarette-style health warnings.
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Adults in the United States on whether social media platforms should be required to display cigarette‑style health messages as of June 2024
Original question: Do you think social media platforms should or should not be required to display cigarette‑style health messages on them, warning that they are associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents?
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YouGov. (June 19, 2024). Adults in the United States on whether social media platforms should be required to display cigarette‑style health messages as of June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478862/us-adults-social-media-health-messages/
YouGov. "Adults in the United States on whether social media platforms should be required to display cigarette‑style health messages as of June 2024." Chart. June 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478862/us-adults-social-media-health-messages/
YouGov. (2024). Adults in the United States on whether social media platforms should be required to display cigarette‑style health messages as of June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478862/us-adults-social-media-health-messages/
YouGov. "Adults in The United States on Whether Social Media Platforms Should Be Required to Display Cigarette‑style Health Messages as of June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478862/us-adults-social-media-health-messages/
YouGov, Adults in the United States on whether social media platforms should be required to display cigarette‑style health messages as of June 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478862/us-adults-social-media-health-messages/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Adults in the United States on whether social media platforms should be required to display cigarette‑style health messages as of June 2024 [Graph], YouGov, June 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478862/us-adults-social-media-health-messages/
