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Meta faces pressure over 'sensual' chatbots

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16.08.2025
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Meta faces backlash over 'sensual' chatbot conversations

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are seizing on new revelations about “sensual” chatbot conversations Meta deemed acceptable for children, dragging the tech giant and its checkered past on children’s safety back into the spotlight.

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has long faced scrutiny over the impact of its social media platforms on children.

As the company has expanded into artificial intelligence (AI) alongside the rest of the tech industry, it is grappling with both familiar and new, distinct problems.

In an internal policy document obtained by Reuters, Meta featured examples of........

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