United States of America: Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into Meta over alleged child safety risks arising from use of Artificial Intelligence
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
18 Sep 2025 under deliberation
15 Aug 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Senate Judiciary Committee expanded its investigation into Meta over alleged child safety risks arising from use of Artificial Intelligence
On 18 September 2025, the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism expanded its investigation into Meta Platforms, over AI chatbot products used by minors, citing risks to more than seventy percent of American children w…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Senate Judiciary Committee opened investigation into Meta over alleged child safety risks arising from use of Artificial Intelligence
On 15 August 2025, the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Josh Hawley, opened an investigation into Meta Platforms’ internal rules for generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, following reports that they permitted “romantic” or …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament