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Senators Introduce SAFE KIDS Act to Protect Children Online

6/24/2026

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Senators John Curtis and Adam Schiff introduced the SAFE KIDS Act in the U.S. Senate.
The bill requires chatbot providers to install safety safeguards, ban advertising to children, and prohibit sexual deepfakes or emotion-mimicking responses.
It also bars the sale of children’s personal data without parental consent and mandates independent child-safety audits.
House legislators have recently advanced related child-online safety measures.

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Story summary

Senators John Curtis and Adam Schiff introduced the SAFE KIDS Act in the U.S. Senate.
The bill requires chatbot providers to install safety safeguards, ban advertising to children, and prohibit sexual deepfakes or emotion-mimicking responses.
It also bars the sale of children’s personal data without parental consent and mandates independent child-safety audits.
House legislators have recently advanced related child-online safety measures.