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In other news… social media may be slapped with a warning label, Scooter Braun gets out of management, and Sabrina Carpenter makes music history.

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.SOCIAL MEDIA.

US Surgeon General calls for a warning label on social platforms

The Future. In an op-ed for NYT, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require that a warning label be displayed on social media platforms to raise awareness about how these apps negatively affect young people. With allies on both sides of the aisle, the plea could get the support it needs to pass… but whether a label will make any difference is TBD.

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Dr. Murthy is definitely not looking forward to his two young kids getting on social media.

• He says the label should read that the platforms are “associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents.”

• The dangers of using social media are most pronounced in those who spend three or more hours a day on apps — it allegedly increases the risk of “showing signs of anxiety and depression.”

• Murthy also points to a Digital Wellness Lab survey that found half of teens report that these platforms make them feel worse about their appearance.

Murthy, who last year also issued a public health advisory for the harms of using social media, says that the mental health crisis among people is the “defining public health issue of our time.”

While adding a label could help curb usage as it did with cigarettes, he believes that the more critical step is for Congress to pass a law that would keep social platforms from doing things like sending push notifications and auto playing videos, and curb infinite scrolling among kids.

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Media, Music, & Entertainment

• At the Tony Awards this past weekend, The Outsiders won Best Musical, while Stereophonic was awarded Best Play. [Read More]

• Sabrina Carpenter became the first solo artist to ever have two singles chart simultaneously in the top 3 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Please Please Please” and “Espresso.” [Read More]

• Due to the popularity of Latin artists like Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee, language instructors report a huge increase in the number of people who want to learn the Puerto Rican dialect of Spanish. [Read More]

Fashion & E-Commerce

• Alessandro Michele, the former creative director of Gucci, dropped his first collection with Valentino. [Read More]

• Kevin Costner is getting his own coffee line in collaboration with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. [Read More]

• Art Basel opened its first-ever retail concept store, dubbed Art Basel Shop. [Read More]

Tech, Web3, & AI

• Amazon has been working with transit hubs in the UK to roll out AI-powered cameras that can detect riders’ emotions. [Read More]

• The US Department of Justice is suing Adobe for making it hard for customers to cancel their subscriptions. [Read More]

• Companies are finally catching on to workers who use “mouse mover” technology to make it look like they’re working while remote. [Read More]

Creator Economy

• TikTok is rolling out the ability for creators to generate deepfakes of themselves to be used in ads and branded content. [Read More]

• Meanwhile, TikTok also announced an advisory council, TikTok Symphony, to explore the benefits and dangers of generative-AI ads on its app. [Read More]

• YouTube is taking a page out of X’s playbook and debuting a community-sourced “Notes” feature for users to add context to videos. [Read More]

.MUSIC.

Scooter Braun drops management from his workload

The Future. Music management legend Scooter Braun is officially putting his representation days behind him, focusing his efforts on his C-suite role at HYBE America — the American arm of K-pop powerhouse firm HYBE. Considering his track record of launching unknown acts like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande into superstardom, expect a new crop of Korean artists to start ruling the charts under Braun’s guidance.

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Scooter is scootin’ away (sorry, we had to) from the artist management services that made him one of the most influential people in music.

• He posted on Instagram that he was officially doing so to focus on his role as CEO of HYBE America and board member of HYBE.

• The announcement comes after a year in which many of his top clients, including Bieber, Grande, and J. Balvin, left him (and sometimes returned) because of alleged unavailability.

• Moving forward, his SB Projects firm will be run by longtime partners Allison Kaye and Jennifer McDaniels.

Braun, who’s spent 23 years in management, has been teasing a step back from management for two years, especially after he sold his Ithaca Holdings (which controversially purchased Taylor Swift’s masters from under her) to HYBE for $1.05 billion.

With his absence, many in music might be wondering: who will be the next Scooter Braun?

• Listen: Tubi CEO Anjali Sud discusses how the FAST service is positioning itself in the world of free entertainment.

• Explore: NBC News rolls out an interactive map to see where you can afford a home based on your income.

• Read: Insider has a glossary with all the acronyms of the different people types in the US economy.

But will it also have the scene where a live person has a conversation with someone on screen? Don’t hold back, Lionsgate.

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