AI Is Not Social Media. New Child Safety Laws Should Reflect That.
“Who is talking to your child?” For thirty years, that question has driven online child safety. The answer could be predatory adults, peers from school or the community intent on harassment or exclusion, or others whose character and intent were never vetted on any level. This concern has shaped sta...
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This article examines how child safety laws may need to be updated differently for AI technology compared to social media platforms. The traditional focus on monitoring who children interact with online is shifting as AI tools require different safety approaches than social networks.
“Who is talking to your child?” For thirty years, that question has driven online child safety. The answer could be predatory adults, peers from school or the community intent on harassment or exclusion, or others whose character and intent were never vetted on any level. This concern has shaped state laws, school policies, the rules parents and guardians set at home, and years of congressional hearings that brought social media company policy under the microscope. That same approach is now bein...