on Wednesday announced that he will introduce legislation banning "manipulative" online game features he says can push children to become addicted to technology.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would be tasked with enforcing the ban, and state attorneys general would also be empowered to file lawsuits against companies who violated the rules.
The bill would specifically target games geared towards children, as determined by their "subject matter, visual content, and other indicators.".
The senator is expected to introduce the bill sometime in the next few days.
), introduced a bill in March that would expand the country's child privacy law, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
As it stands, COPPA requires tech companies to obtain parental consent in order to collect data on children under 13.
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