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Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn't safe for kids
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana filed separate suits accusing the company of misleading customers about safety; eight lawsuits, one chatbot, zero shared screenshots.
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- First reported by The Verge: “Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kids”, with reporting from CNBC.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:32 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: ChatGPT, OpenAI.
- BBN covered this story before: Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT and children (October 14).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEight states, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana, have sued OpenAI, saying ChatGPT is not safe for kids.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe suits say the company put profits over safety and misled customers.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight separate lawsuits, which is the legal version of everyone texting the group chat at once.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSeparate lawsuits. Why separate?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEach state wants its own front row, Hank. Nobody shares a screenshot credit.
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The story so far
- Watchdog Says Most ChatGPT Teen Safeguards Failed · NPR
- Fact Check: Iranian Campaign Planted Fake Articles Using ChatGPT · The Washington Post
- OpenAI Makes Progress in Preventing AI-Driven ChatGPT Delusions · WSJ
- Execs say voice AI hasn't had its ChatGPT moment yet · TechCrunch
- Child safety group says ChatGPT for Teens failed its tests · The New York Times
- Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT and children · New York Post
- Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn't safe for kids (this story)
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