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Official office of the New York State Attorney General, which submitted January 2026 testimony on AI policy and enforcement.
Although Character.AI has voluntarily restricted open-ended chats for users it identifies as under 18, the coalition warns that the restrictions are easily circumvented and fail to protect minors the company does not identify. [...] [The protections] include effective age verification based on more than self-disclosure.
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Office of the New York State Attorney General, “Attorney General James Urges Court to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy,” October 14, 2026. Official press release describing the coalition’s demand for effective age verification to protect children using AI companion chatbots.
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[🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors
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