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A new court filing is putting Mark Zuckerberg and his company Meta in serious trouble. The issue is child safety. The top lawyer in New Mexico says Meta let kids use AI chatbots. The AI chatbots were supposed to be friends for users. But Meta’s own workers warned the chatbots could start acting romantic or sexual. The lawyer says Meta ignored safety rules that were suggested. Meta says this is not the real story. But the legal papers are now part of a case. That case goes to trial next month.
Meta AI caught having ‘sensual’ chats with kids: Report
When you watch the clip look at the real problem it shows. It is not just that a bot said a bad thing. It is about the rules. What was allowed to happen. What problems did workers inside the company report. What safety steps were put off or said no to. This is what gets people to click. They want to know. Was this bound to happen with these friend bots. Or was it just one bad thing that people are now using to make Meta look careless.
The reactions are sharply split. Some people argue Meta can’t experiment with human-like AI companions anywhere near teens without airtight controls, because the downside is too severe. That is a fair point. Some people think the legal papers and news stories are being used to make things look bad on purpose. They want to see the real proof. They want to know what the evidence actually says.
Did Mark Zuckerberg himself push for specific choices? Or is the company’s leadership just getting blamed for things that went wrong during messy updates? People want to see the facts that answer these questions.
New Mexico Attorney General explains the lawsuit against Meta and child-safety claims in the video below.
New Mexico AG sues Meta, Zuckerberg to ‘protect’ children …
The situation is more serious now. This is not happening alone. Meta has already stopped teenagers from using its AI characters around the world. The company is rebuilding that whole experience. They are putting much stronger safety protections in place first. If the court agrees with the state’s argument it will set a new rule. It would change how all apps with AI friends are seen. These apps would not just be a fun extra feature. They would become their own official product type. From the very start they would have to follow special safety rules made to protect kids.
