We can’t disagree with a state bill that would require social media companies to post warning labels on their websites for users who live in New York.

There has been more than enough study on the matter. Social media can be lousy for one’s mental health, and parents should do all they can to make sure children under the age of 18 are ready for the good and the bad that a life lived on social media can entail. It’s great to connect with friends or follow one’s interests via social media. But the pressure to keep up with the social media horde can feel crushing, and we know the toll cyberbullying can exact on teens’ mental health is immense.

In that sense we can understand why Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, D-Queens, and a majority of the state Assembly and Senate approved warning labels on social media sites. There will surely be a legal challenge to the bill by social media companies if Hochul signs Rozic’s bill. That lawsuit would join several lawsuits filed by social media........

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