The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act would require digital platforms to limit the data they collect on child users, carry out formal assessments of whether their products could expose children to harm, and give them “an obvious signal” if anyone, including parents, is monitoring their activities. It previously passed the state assembly unanimously and is back there for a final vote on amendments approved by the state senate unanimously on Monday. (The Logic)

Talking point: Companies such as TikTok and Facebook have faced criticism for the way their algorithms track and manipulate child users. The tech industry has said it would prefer national U.S. rules but the California bill (a first-of-its-kind law in the U.S. but based on a British code) would be a “workable standard.” In Canada, the federal Liberals’ Bill C-27 includes new data-protection requirements for companies that deal with children. That sweeping reform package for privacy and artificial intelligence passed a first reading in the House of Commons in June and is several rounds of legislating from becoming law.