Legislation / Child safety · Governance & regulation
A sponsor announcement reports introduction of the Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act. It describes a default for minors restricting simulated feelings, relationship-building engagement tactics and relationship-framed purchases, with settings persisting across sessions.
Why it matters
A direct development in governance of relational design, rather than only prohibited outputs.
Read with care
Introduced legislation, not enacted obligations. This describes the introduced version, not a complete legal analysis or a guarantee of legislative progress. Claimed benefits are not evidence that the proposed safeguards work.
What was checked
Sponsor announcement, 1 October introduction and default-setting provisions in the introduced H.R. 10719 text checked. Checked 2026-10-12.