California enacts child-safety and AI chatbot laws
Newsom signed California's package of laws on children's online safety and AI chatbots, including "Adam's Law". The privacy and AI measures of the 2026 session, as well as Google's legislative lobbying, also drew attention.
Who is affected and how
- compliance specialist
- Chatbot and social media providers must build the new child-related obligations into their operations.
- corporate lawyer
- The liability and terms of service for AI chatbot products must be amended in line with the new laws.
Sources
- California Enacts Major Child-Safety Laws for AI Chatbots and Social Mediasafeaiforchildren.org · Sep 14, 2026
- California enacts laws for third-party AI auditorspaubox.com · Sep 17, 2026
- Newsom Signs Landmark California Children’s Online Safety Bills Into Law - Law.comlaw.com · Sep 14, 2026 · magyar
- California's new 'Adam's Law' on chatbots shows OpenAI's strategy shift on state AI regulationsfortune · Sep 14, 2026
- A Governor's Dozen: 13+ Bills Addressing Artificial Intelligence, Online Youth Safety, and Privacy Signed in Californiafreshfields · Sep 16, 2026
- The Price of AI: Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligenceusc dornsife · Sep 18, 2026
- California’s 2026 Legislative Session Wraps: A Wave of Privacy and AI…kelleydrye.com · Sep 14, 2026
- California’s September Privacy and AI Bill Rush: Signed Measures, Pending Decisions, and SB 690lexblog.com · Sep 16, 2026
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