IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Youngkin unveils plan to restrict TikTok for Virginians
under the age of 18




ICYMI: Since taking office, Governor Glenn Youngkin has taken decisive action
to protect Virginians from the Chinese Communist Party.



Youngkin has banned China from purchasing agricultural land in Virginia
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and prevented the CCP from using a battery plant as a Trojan Horse in the
Commonwealth
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He has taken on the CCP app TikTok directly, banning the app
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on state devices and saying the app is “a channel to the Chinese Communist
Party, and their continued presence represents a threat to national security,
the intelligence community, and the personal privacy of every single American.”



Now, Youngkin is taking on TikTok again, this time to protect Virginia’s
children from the harmful influence of the CCP-controlled app.



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As part of a Youth Mental Health Strategy unveiled last week, Youngkin
announced new legislation to restrict access to TikTok for children under the
age of 18.



“The impact of the Chinese Communist Party-affiliated TikTok on our
children’s mental health has been detrimental,”Youngkin said. “That’s why we
are introducing legislation to restrict access to TikTok for children under 18
in Virginia.”




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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Youngkin unveils plan to restrict TikTok for Virginians
under the age of 18
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) announced Thursday his intentions to restrict those
under the age of 18 from accessing TikTok in Virginia.



The governor made the announcement on the first anniversary of his mental
health initiative titled "Right Help, Right Now." This is the same initiative
that created the 988 suicide and crisis hotline. While Youngkin hadn't issued
any policies surrounding mental health and social media, as the initiative
enters its second year, Youngkin is demonstrating his shift there as a press
release from his office estimates children spend roughly five hours a day on
social media.



WAVY TV: Is time up for youth on TikTok? Gov. Youngkin seems to think so
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin revealed his strategy to address youth mental health on
Dec. 14, at the one-year anniversary of the Right Help, Right Now Initiative.
Step one: restrict TikTok.



As part of this plan, Youngkin said he wants to “protect minors from TikTok’s
predatory influence in the Commonwealth of Virginia.” This includes restricting
the social media platform for those under 18 years old.



RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH: Here's why Youngkin wants to ban TikTok for kids
under 18
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to ban the popular social media app TikTok for
anyone under the age of 18 as concerns mount that social media is causing a
host of psychological problems in children and adolescents.



If approved, it would be a significant move to limit the world’s most used
social media platform.



John Littel, Youngkin’s secretary of Health and Human Resources, told the
State Board of Health that TikTok uses “addictive” and “aggressive” tools to
hook young viewers.




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