Overview

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued civil investigative demands to Meta AI Studio and Character.AI over alleged deceptive mental‑health claims and data practices affecting minors.
• Sen. Josh Hawley opened a Senate probe into whether Meta’s generative‑AI products enabled exploitation, deception, or other criminal harms to children and requested documents from Mark Zuckerberg.
• Meta confirmed the internal ‘GenAI: Content Risk Standards’ document but said the cited examples were erroneous, removed, and inconsistent with its policies that prohibit sexualizing children.
• Meta and Character.AI say their bots carry labels and disclaimers and steer users to professional help, while lawmakers and advocates argue such measures fail to protect kids and renew calls for KOSA.
• Brazil’s attorney general’s office separately asked Meta to remove childlike chatbots that engage in sexually explicit dialogue, signaling growing international pressure on the company.