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US Senators Blackburn, Blumenthal question Zuckerberg on AI chatbots

( April 29, 2025, 15:47 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal asked Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg about reporting that AI chatbots are engaging in romantic content with minors. "Your company’s decision to loosen content guidelines to allow 'romantic role-play,' even for user-generated bots portraying minors, is deeply troubling. This pattern of behavior underscores a disturbing trend: Meta consistently chooses growth and engagement metrics over the protection of its most vulnerable users," they wrote in a letter to Zuckerberg. Official statement follows:...

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