… Recently, the topic has been raised numerous times during a trial in New Mexico over child safety. Internal documents that have surfaced as part of the trial show Meta executives and researchers debating the trade-offs between safety and privacy as it relates to encryption. …
… The company also plans to make its Personal Safety app available to users under the age of 13, so they can display their medical and emergency contact information on their lock screen and quickly enable safety features like car crash detection. …
… Industry groups such as NetChoice have previously opposed COPPA 2.0 and other measures around minors' online activity such as KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act. …
… Following the shooting, regulators demanded the company change its approach to safety , and OpenAI ultimately agreed to be more collaborative with Canadian law enforcement and health agencies in the future.
… After one safety researcher asked OpenAI to include the words "goblin" and "gremlin" in an investigation into the chatbot's verbal ticks, the company found ChatGPT's usage of "goblin" increased by 175 percent after the release of GPT-5.1. …
… "The rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users including Floridians , leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI's market value at unacceptable costs," the complaint reads. …
… AI for All calls for legislative frameworks to be updated to " strengthen protections for Canadians' personal information, including against harmful practices such as deepfakes and surveillance pricing" and the creation of an "online safety regime" to protect chatbot and social media users. …
… When asked to respond, a Character.AI spokesperson declined to comment on the pending litigation directly, but did tout the company's existing safety features. …
… "Their lives have been shattered by the devastating loss of privacy, dignity, and personal safety that the production and dissemination of this CSAM have caused," lawyers for the teens write in the complaint, which was provided to Engadget. …
… To activate it, open ChatGPT's settings menu and select Safety and security . …