Jennifer Cornacchione Ross PhD , Lynsie R. Ranker PhD , Jessica L. Fetterman PhD , Emelia J. Benjamin MD, ScM , Traci Hong PhD
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Public Support for Warning Label Policies on Social Media Among U.S. Adults in 2024
Introduction
Health warning labels are used across several regulatory spaces to warn consumers about potentially harmful products. The study goal was to assess U.S. adults’ public opinions about health warning label policies on social media in general and for commercial tobacco/nicotine products specifically in response to a call from the U.S. Surgeon General on health warning label policies on social media. This study examined support by political party affiliation.
Methods
A nationally representative online survey was conducted in September 2024 among U.S. adults. Respondents indicated how much they strongly agreed (5) or strongly disagreed (1) with 5 statements about social media health warning labels, including mental health, influencer promotions, and tobacco/nicotine products. Log binomial regression models were constructed to estimate relative support prevalence by political affiliation. Analyses were conducted in 2024–2025.
Results
U.S. adults, regardless of political affiliation, generally supported social media health warning label policies, including agreeing/strongly agreeing that social media platforms should be required to have warning labels on posts promoting any tobacco product (81.2% of Democrats, 74.8% of Republicans). Democrats and Republicans were also closely aligned in support of influencer disclosures generally (82.9% and 80.5%, respectively) and in their support that social media platforms should do more to warn youth about the harms of vaping (82.4% and 77.2%, respectively). Democrats generally expressed the highest levels of support, whereas those who identified as independent or with no affiliation generally expressed the lowest levels of support.
Conclusions
Adding sponsored content disclosures and health warning labels to social media platforms and related posts is generally supported by U.S. adults, showing promise for policy adoption and implementation.
期刊介绍:
The American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the official journal of the American College of Preventive Medicine and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. It publishes articles in the areas of prevention research, teaching, practice and policy. Original research is published on interventions aimed at the prevention of chronic and acute disease and the promotion of individual and community health.
Of particular emphasis are papers that address the primary and secondary prevention of important clinical, behavioral and public health issues such as injury and violence, infectious disease, women''s health, smoking, sedentary behaviors and physical activity, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and substance use disorders. Papers also address educational initiatives aimed at improving the ability of health professionals to provide effective clinical prevention and public health services. Papers on health services research pertinent to prevention and public health are also published. The journal also publishes official policy statements from the two co-sponsoring organizations, review articles, media reviews, and editorials. Finally, the journal periodically publishes supplements and special theme issues devoted to areas of current interest to the prevention community.