The era of voluntary child safety is ending. Courts, attorneys general and regulators are turning platform promises into binding obligations. AI products are now in scope too. Here's what I'm reading this morning:
1/ India The Supreme Court said protections for under-18s on social media must carry legal force. The government is now looking at using the IT Intermediary Rules to require age verification and parental consent.
→ Another major market moves toward mandatory age assurance.
2/ Florida vs. ChatGPT Floridas AG asked a court to temporarily halt ChatGPT development, citing COPPA violations and weak guardrails for minors.
→ AGs now treat GenAI like social platforms. AI age gating and safety evals need the same rigor as feeds.
3/ Copilot data labeling 404 Media reports that Prolific contractors review Microsoft Copilot prompts and images for quality tuning. Many are sexual, and some involve minors.
→ Data labeling is moderation work. It needs the same wellbeing support and escalation paths.
4/ TikTok and Alabama TikTok settled for at least $100M. It agreed to a 2-hour daily limit for minors, overnight restrictions and stronger parental controls.
→ Settlements are now writing product requirements. Expect other states to ask for the same terms.
5/ Meta in New Mexico A jury found Meta violated state consumer law more than 43M times with deceptive privacy claims. The penalty hearing is on Oct 1.
→ Your public safety claims are litigation evidence. What comms says has to match what enforcement actually does.
The common thread: the question used to be Do you have a policy? Now its Can you prove it works? Which of these hits your roadmap first?
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