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U.S. Senators Demand Investigation Into Meta (META) Over Child Safety and AI Policies

Mon, Aug 18, 2025, 10:19 AM 2 min read

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the AI Stocks Making Headlines This Week. On August 14, two Republican U.S. senators called for a congressional investigation into Meta Platforms after an exclusive Reuters report that uncovered an internal policy document. The document revealed that Meta permitted the company’s chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.”

The news has sparked widespread public outrage, raising urgent questions about how generative AI should be governed, particularly with vulnerable users.

The company has since confirmed the authenticity, stating that after receiving questions earlier this month from Reuters, it had removed portions which stated it is allowed for chatbots to flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children.

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“So, only after Meta got CAUGHT did it retract portions of its company doc. This is grounds for an immediate congressional investigation.” -Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, said in a post on social media site X.

A spokesperson for Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, said that she supports the investigation too. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Meta noted how “the examples and notes in question were and are erroneous and inconsistent with our policies, and have been removed.”

“When it comes to protecting precious children online, Meta has failed miserably by every possible measure. Even worse, the company has turned a blind eye to the devastating consequences of how its platforms are designed.”

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