N.Y. GBS Law § 1521
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Requirement for warning labels
Official statutory text
* § 1521. Requirement for warning labels. It shall be unlawful for a\ncovered operator to provide an addictive feature to a covered user\nunless such operator displays a warning label in accordance with section\nfifteen hundred twenty-two of this article when such user accesses or\nuses such operator's addictive feature. Such warning label shall contain\nthe following text:\n "The Surgeon General has warned that while social media may have\nbenefits for some young users, excessive use may be associated with\nsignificant mental health harms."\n * NB Effective January 1, 2027\n
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