Meta's Mark Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trialThe lawsuit and others like it are part of a global backlash against social media platforms over children's mental health. Australia and Sp...
18 Feb, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kidsThe lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected h...
08 Dec, 2025, 10.11 PM IST
California governor signs law to protect kids from the risks of AI chatbotsCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law regulating AI chatbots to protect children and teens. Platforms must disclose chatbot interac...
13 Oct, 2025, 10.52 PM IST
OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicideThe company said on Monday the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.Under the new m...
29 Sep, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
US parents to urge Senate to prevent AI chatbot harms to kidsOpenAI has said that it intends to improve ChatGPT safeguards, which can become less reliable over long interactions. The company said on T...
16 Sep, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
Google, Meta, OpenAI face FTC inquiry on chatbot impact on kidsThe antitrust and consumer protection agency said Thursday that it sent the orders to gather information to study how firms measure, test a...
11 Sep, 2025, 10.48 PM IST
OpenAI and Meta Reinvent AI Chatbots for Teen CrisisTech giants OpenAI and Meta are taking bold and controversial steps to reshape how their AI chatbots interact with teens in distress, follo...
09 Sep, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
US attorneys general warn OpenAI, rivals to improve chatbot safetyCalifornia and Delaware's attorneys general have expressed serious safety concerns to OpenAI regarding ChatGPT, especially its impact on ch...
05 Sep, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
ChatGPT is getting parental controls, announces OpenAI. What is it? What will be usage?ChatGPT is set to get a new feature - parental controls, said the chatbot creator OpenAI. Parents will also receive notifications from Chat...
02 Sep, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
OpenAI, Meta say they're fixing AI chatbots to better respond to teens in distressOpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, said Tuesday it is preparing to roll out new controls enabling parents to link their accounts to their teen's acc...
02 Sep, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Explained: OpenAI's suicide controversyAdam Raine, 16, was allegedly coached by ChatGPT in self-harm methods. The chatbot responded to nearly 200 mentions of suicide with over 1,...
28 Aug, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman sued over ChatGPT's role in California teen's suicideThe parents of a teenager who died by suicide are suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT encouraged self-harm and failed to prot...
27 Aug, 2025, 09.07 AM IST
Facing teen suicide suits, Character. AI rolls out safety measuresIn a Florida lawsuit filed in October, a mother claimed the platform bears responsibility for her 14-year-old son's suicide. The teen, Sewe...
13 Dec, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Meta to restrict more content for teens as regulatory pressure mountsAll teens will now be placed into the most restrictive content control settings on the apps and additional search terms will be limited on ...
09 Jan, 2024, 09.09 PM IST
US states say Meta's Instagram linked to depression, anxiety, insomnia in kidsIn a complaint filed in the Oakland, California, federal court on Tuesday, 33 states including California and New York said Meta repeatedly...
25 Oct, 2023, 12.26 AM IST
Facebook says AI getting better at spying unwanted contentPeople at Facebook continue to try to share video of a horrific mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, with social network systems bl...
14 Nov, 2019, 06.11 PM IST
Facebook use may lead to poor mental health: StudyAdolescents who use the social networks for longer times also reported an unmet need for mental health support.
23 Jul, 2015, 05.59 PM IST