Eight state attorneys general sue OpenAI over ChatGPT child safety
nptacek · x · 2026-10-17
Attorneys general from Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Iowa, Kansas, West Virginia and Nebraska filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI on Oct 14, alleging ChatGPT lacks adequate safeguards for children and vulnerable users. Reposting it, Taylor Lorenz argues the real agenda is mandatory ID verification rather than child safety.
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