EPIC, Coalition Urge Senate Commerce Committee to Advance Youth AI Privacy Act
EPIC and a coalition of consumer and child safety groups are calling on the Senate Commerce Committee to move forward with the Youth AI Privacy Act, a federal bill that would create privacy and safety protections specifically for minors interacting with AI chatbots.
Why this matters: Kids are already using AI chatbots. Right now, there is no federal floor for how those systems must handle their data or protect them from harm. This bill would change that. The push from EPIC and allied groups matters because Congress has spent years talking about children's online safety without passing much. If the Committee lets this stall, companies keep setting their own rules. Children are not in a position to negotiate with a chatbot about what it collects or how it uses them.
Who should care: General readers · AI governance · Policy · Privacy officers
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