FTC scrutinizes OpenAI, Meta, and others on AI companion safety for kids

Photo credit: Revendo via Unsplash. Article by Webb Wright. ZDNET – September 12, 2025.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the safety risks posed by AI companions to kids and teenagers, the agency announced Thursday. The federal regulator submitted orders to seven tech companies building consumer-facing AI companionship tools — Alphabet, Instagram, Meta, OpenAI, Snap, xAI, and Character Technologies (the company behind chatbot creation platform Character.ai) — to provide information outlining how their tools are […]

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