A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on May 19, 2026, aiming to regulate AI chatbots over concerns they pose risks to children. The bill, titled the Protecting Children from AI Act, would require companies to implement safety measures and submit to federal oversight, according to a statement from sponsors. The legislation comes amid growing scrutiny of AI chatbots after multiple incidents in which minors were exposed to harmful content or manipulated by conversational AI systems.
The measure is led by senators who have previously investigated tech companies over child safety failures, including Sen. Josh Hawley, who launched a formal probe into Meta Platforms Inc. in August 2025 after leaked internal documents showed the company’s AI chatbots were permitted to engage in romantic and sensual conversations with children, according to a report by Laura Harris on NaturalNews.com [3]. The bill also follows reports of AI chatbots generating inappropriate deepfake images of minors, a problem highlighted when Elon Musk’s X platform faced investigations in the European Union and the United Kingdom [7].
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