Resolution R2023-0004160
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Designation of October 3, 2023 as "Social Media Safety Day" in Chicago
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The Chicago City Council discussed a resolution for a Social Media Safety Day on October 3, 2023, citing the U.S. Surgeon General's warning about social media's impact on youth mental health, cyberbullying, privacy invasion, fraud, and the vulnerability of domestic violence survivors. The resolution, presented by Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. of the 27th Ward, also references a University of Chicago Crime Law Report and studies showing gang members using social media for drug selling and posting violent videos.
