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The child online safety tag on WindowsForum.com covers emerging policy and technology discussions around protecting minors in digital spaces. Recent content highlights the CHATBOT Act, a proposed U.S. bill that would require parent-managed AI accounts for children, reflecting a shift in Washington from social media regulation to conversational AI oversight. Lawmakers like Ashley Hinson and Ted Cruz are framing parental control over chatbot access as a key extension of youth online safety policy. The tag focuses on legislative efforts, parental controls, and the balance between safeguarding children and supporting the AI industry, offering a factual look at how these issues are evolving in the public sphere.
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    CHATBOT Act Would Require Parent-Managed AI Accounts for Kids

    Ashley Hinson’s description of AI chatbots as the “new frontier” in child online safety captures a fast-moving policy shift: Washington’s debate is no longer confined to social-media feeds, age gates, and screen time. At an Ankeny roundtable alongside Sen. Ted Cruz, Hinson argued that lawmakers...