Stop the Scroll Act

The "Stop the Scroll Act" requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement **mental health warning labels** on covered platforms. These platforms encompass both social media and anonymous content sharing sites. The legislation is driven by congressional findings that social media use is linked to risks to user mental health, and that prominent warning labels can effectively raise awareness and influence user behavior. Covered platform providers must clearly and conspicuously display these warning labels each time a user accesses the platform while in the United States. The label must warn of potential negative mental health impacts and provide access to federal resources, such as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Users must acknowledge the potential for harm to proceed, and the label must redisplay after every hour of continuous use; providers cannot obscure the label or allow users to disable it. Violations of these requirements will be treated as unfair or deceptive acts by the FTC, and State Attorneys General are also authorized to bring civil actions, with penalties for knowing or repeated non-compliance.