{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Global Wellness Institute","provider_url":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org","author_name":"BridgetGWI","author_url":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/author\/bridgetgwi\/","title":"Social Media Is About to Have Its Big \u201cTobacco\u201d Moment - Global Wellness Institute","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yyeqpuIb1j\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/2026\/02\/24\/social-media-is-about-to-have-its-big-tobacco-moment\/\">Social Media Is About to Have Its Big \u201cTobacco\u201d Moment<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/global-wellness-institute-blog\/2026\/02\/24\/social-media-is-about-to-have-its-big-tobacco-moment\/embed\/#?secret=yyeqpuIb1j\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Social Media Is About to Have Its Big \u201cTobacco\u201d Moment&#8221; &#8212; Global Wellness Institute\" data-secret=\"yyeqpuIb1j\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thierry-mallertet_blog.jpg","thumbnail_width":1082,"thumbnail_height":732,"description":"Social Media Is About to Have Its Big \u201cTobacco\u201d Moment And it will go beyond regulating teens By Thierry Malleret, economist Earlier this month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that \u201csocial media has become a failed state,\u201d echoing the rising concerns of many policymakers and experts\u00a0about the dangers\u00a0it\u00a0poses.\u00a0The\u00a0push to ban some digital platforms to users\u00a0under a certain age is\u00a0gaining traction, most notably in Europe&hellip;"}