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Jon Husted

U.S. Senator from Ohio

Children will not be safe as long as these tools exist, which is why I am co-leading the effort to establish strong penalties for anyone who creates or operates these destructive chatbots.

AI Verified (Jun 10, 2026)

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Jon Husted, “Husted introduces bill to protect kids from sexually explicit AI chatbots,” June 10, 2026.

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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18

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AI Verified Husted's call for penalties against destructive chatbots is directly about protecting children. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Husted supports penalizing operators of destructive chatbots; for matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Sen. Husted's June 10 press release attributes this wording to Sen. Jon Husted. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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[🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors

We need to protect children in the digital world the same way we do in the physical world. As AI becomes more advanced and more accessible, we have a responsibility to make sure these tools are not exposing children to dangerous, manipulative or inap...

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