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Comment by Leanda Barrington-Leach

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Executive Director of 5Rights Foundation, a children's rights organisation.
Children have given us a clear diagnosis of the problem. They aren't asking us to block AI innovation, but it shouldn't be a case of cleaning up the mess after harm has happened either.
AI Verified (Jul 6, 2026)
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Leanda Barrington-Leach, quoted in Pascale Davies, “International group calls for AI safety measures for children ahead of UN summit,” Euronews, July 6, 2026.
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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AI Verified Verified against the cited https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/07/06/international-group-calls-for-ai-safety-measures-for-children-ahead-of-un-summit; the source context matches the stored wording, attribution, and day date. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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