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New York Mayor calls social media a “public health hazard”

John Terrett

02:55

The mayor of New York says social media is an environmental toxin and a public health hazard.

Eric Adams is the first major elected city official in America to take such a stance. He says social media companies are fueling a mental health crisis. 

Adam's alert comes less than a year after a similar warning from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the mental health risk and well-being of children and adolescents.

CGTN’s John Terrett reports.

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