Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Executive Order 43 on Thursday, which enacted a multi-pronged effort to address the impact of social media use on children’s mental health. The order established the Reclaiming Childhood Task Force to counter “addictive” social media use in youth and “create opportunities for cultural change.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a new executive order Thursday aimed at addressing the dangers of social media and empowering parents to deal with them.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) is rallying his administration to curb the social media and smartphone addiction in Virginia, which he declared a mental health crisis. On Tuesday, Youngkin issued a new executive order directing various department heads,