Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Tom Umberg (D) and Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks (D) announced Tuesday that they will work together to advance the Digital Age Assurance Act.  

The bill, for which language was not immediately available, borrows from model legislation from the International Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which endorsed the measure. Wicks and Umberg said their bill seeks to give kids safer experiences online while balancing privacy and security considerations. 

“Social media and games that allow youth, in particular, to interact, can be fun and educational,” Umberg said, “but when experiences turn sour in unavoidable numbers, it’s our job as a legislature to say ‘enough is enough.’”

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