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Received — 18 August 2026 ⏭

OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cecilia Kang
18 August 2026 at 10:14
The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users.

© Ricardo Nagaoka for The New York Times

A workshop about artificial intelligence at Walla Walla High School in Washington in 2023. ChatGPT will turn on its teen mode if it detects signals that the user is younger than 18, OpenAI said.

Meta to Stand Trial Over Claims It Addicted Children to Social Media

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cecilia Kang · Eli Tan and Emmy Martin
19 August 2026 at 00:58
California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey have taken the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

During the trial, to be held in the U.S. District Court of Oakland, Calif., four states are expected to argue that Meta violated federal child privacy and state consumer protection laws.
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