Bipartisan legislation to protect children and teenagers online was introduced Tuesday as their technology usage during the coronavirus pandemic has skyrocketed.

Sens. Ed Markey, a Democrat of Massachusetts, and Bill Cassidy, a Republican of Louisiana, introduced the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act legislation to update online data privacy rules.

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