Why Protecting Black Girls on Social Media Should Be a Public Health Priority

Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor (and CIRA Affiliate) Ijeoma Opara says Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's recent call for warning labels on social media platforms is a good idea, but more stringent measures are needed to combat the spread of racist and sexist content.

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