Bipartisan Bill Would Outlaw Misleading Internet Information Collection Tactics

Two U.S. senators introduced a bill to ban online social media companies like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. from tricking consumers into giving up their personal data. The bill from Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Deb Fischer, a Republican, would also ban online platforms with more than 100 million monthly active users from designing addicting games or other websites for children under age 13.

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