EU Kids Act: Europe Puts AI Chatbots in the Same Cage as Social Media

EU Kids Act: Europe Puts AI Chatbots in the Same Cage as Social Media

Europe’s new EU Kids Act does what no major jurisdiction has: it puts AI chatbots in the same regulatory cage as social media, switching them off by default for children and banning them from creating emotional dependency. The boldest child-safety proposal yet — a direct strike at the AI companion — resting on the one problem no one has solved: age verification.