Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang Andrew YangBiden's latest small business outreach is just ... awful Doctor who allegedly assaulted Evelyn Yang arrested on federal charges The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden weighs in on police shootings | Who's moderating the debates | Trump trails in post-convention polls MORE is proposing creating a Department of Attention Economy as a tool to help regulate the fast-growing tech industry.

The department is among a number of measures Yang, a tech entrepreneur, is proposing to regulate the industry as part of his tech policy released Thursday.

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Yang called his plan a “21st century approach” that aims to regulate data use and privacy, minimize the health impacts of modern tech, stop the spread of misinformation and implement modern antitrust and regulatory solutions.

A key component of Yang’s proposal is creating a Department of the Attention Economy that would provide guidelines to companies on how to responsibly design products such as smartphones, social media and gaming apps.

“As the parent of two young children, I’m deeply concerned about technology and how it affects our kids. We're developing technology rapidly and we need to work together to get ahead when it comes to analyzing how it impacts our everyday lives and creating appropriate regulations,” Yang said in the announcement.

Yang also proposes passing a “Digital Bill of Rights” that would ensure citizens are the owners of their personal data.

The ownership would grant Americans the rights to their data, including the right to opt out of data collection or sharing, the right to be told if a website has data on them and what that data is, as well as the right to compensation for use of such data.

His plan also aims to stop the spread of misinformation, which social media platforms have been accused of allowing to proliferate in recent years. Yang proposes assisting companies in detecting bots and penalizing those that don’t meet “minimum effectiveness thresholds” at regulating the spread of misinformation.

He also proposes requiring algorithms for platforms that allow political advertisements or shared news stories to be disclosed to his Department of the Attention Economy.

A modern approach to regulating tech companies and addressing a shifting workforce has been a cornerstone of Yang’s 2020 campaign. He says plans to break up big tech companies, as top-tier White House hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenOvernight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds On The Money: Half of states deplete funds for Trump's 0 unemployment expansion | EU appealing ruling in Apple tax case | House Democrats include more aid for airlines in coronavirus package Warren, Khanna request IG investigation into Pentagon's use of coronavirus funds MORE (D-Mass.) has proposed, don’t necessarily address the fundamental issues.

Yang entered the race as a relatively unknown candidate, but has pulled ahead of some of his fellow Democratic opponents. A RealClearPolitics average has Yang at 2.8 percent support, trailing former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenFormer Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick Bloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida MORE by 23.2 points but still polling ahead of a handful of 2020 Democrats.

He qualified for the November debate next week but has yet to reach the threshold for next month’s primary debate.