(The Center Square) – David Crowley is talking about a lot of new rules and new spending to deal with what he calls the dangers of social media and artificial intelligence.

Crowley, who is running for Wisconsin governor as a Democrat, introduced an 11-point plan "protect Wisconsin’s kids and seniors."

"We’re navigating things no generation before us has ever had to, worrying about whether a stranger is messaging our kids, or a fake picture of our daughter is going around school, or even scammers trying to drain a grandparent’s life savings,” Crowley said in a statement.

His plan includes some things that state government can do, like increasing spending for the state's Department of Justice and consumer protection agency to help prosecute online scammers or protect seniors.

Crowley also wants tech companies to do more.

His plan would "require platforms to set kids’ accounts, and new accounts for everyone, to the highest privacy settings by default, cutting off unsolicited messages from strangers and scammers."

He also wants to set restrictions on AI for anyone less than 13 years old and ban surveillance advertising "to remove the profit incentive for Big Tech to harvest our data."

Crowley also wants to make it easier for people to sue tech companies over what they or their kids do or find online.

"Let parents take platforms to court when their design choices or recommendations, including content promoting suicide, eating disorders, or drug sales, harm a child," Crowley added.

There is no price tag for the plan. And it's not yet clear how much Wisconsin could do on its own, as opposed to needing Congress to help.

Though Crowley said he doesn't want to be dependent on Congress.

"I’m not going to wait around for D.C. to act, I’ve got a plan to protect Wisconsin’s kids and families, and as governor, I’m going to get it done," Crowley added.

His opponent, Tom Tiffany, has shared many of the same concerns about privacy and online security.

“We cannot allow artificial intelligence to become another tool for harvesting Americans’ personal information or exploiting vulnerable individuals,” Tiffany said in a Tuesday statement. “As governor, I will also support commonsense age-verification requirements for app providers, strengthen parental-consent protections, and give parents greater control over their children’s online activity.”