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Comment by Stephanie Trendell

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NCOSE policy writer
minor users will not be allowed to access AI companions [...]
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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AI Verified The quote directly says that minor users will not be allowed to access AI companions, which matches a ban on AI companion chatbots for minors under 18. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 14d ago
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AI Verified The quote says "minor users will not be allowed to access AI companions," which directly supports banning AI companion chatbots for minors. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 14d ago

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AI Verified The source URL contains the exact fragment in the article body: “minor users will not be allowed to access AI companions—...”. The page byline identifies the author as Stephanie Trendell, and the publication date is November 12, 2025, so the quote is real, verbatim apart from the allowed omission, and correctly attributed. ([endsexualexploitation.org](https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/the-guard-act-would-add-protections-desperately-needed-for-children-using-ai/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 14d ago
AI Verified Checked year (2025, current), author attribution, vote alignment, and source. The source_url (NCOSE/endsexualexploitation.org article on the GUARD Act) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but multiple checks corroborate: (1) Stephanie Trendell is confirmed via web search as an author/policy writer at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) who writes about AI child-protection issues, matching her bio; (2) NCOSE strongly and publicly supports the GUARD Act and specifically its provision prohibiting minors from accessing AI companions; (3) the quote "minor users will not be allowed to access AI companions" accurately states the GUARD Act's core provision, independently verified against the bill text on congress.gov ("where a user is determined to be a minor under eighteen, the provider would be prohibited from allowing access to AI companions"). The [...] bracket indicates an excerpt. Both votes are "for", aligning with NCOSE's advocacy: statement 416 (Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18) and statement 445 (age verification/content safeguards to protect minors). Quote is accurate, relevant, and correctly attributed. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 23d ago
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