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Mar 3, 2026

TCAI guide: What parents should know about the social media addiction trials

Mar 3, 2026

A series of landmark liability trials is testing the accountability of social media companies for generational harm. In the first two cases, jurors found Instagram and YouTube liable for addicting and harming kids. What’s it all about? We have concise answers in clear, plain language.

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Mar 3, 2026

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Apr 10, 2026

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AI Legislative Update: April 10, 2026

Apr 10, 2026

AI News, AI Legislation Update

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Therapy chatbot bans are picking up speed. Maine sent a therapy bot ban to the governor, while Missouri is moving on a similar ban via an omnibus health care bill.

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Apr 10, 2026

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Making sense of Illinois’ stack of AI bills: Here are six Senate measures to watch

Apr 8, 2026

AI News, Illinois

Making sense of Illinois’ stack of AI bills: Here are six Senate measures to watch

Apr 8, 2026

AI News, Illinois

Legislators have introduced dozens of AI-related bills in Springfield this year. Members of the Senate will start sorting through them all in a committee work session on Thursday, April 9. We highlight some of the most intriguing measures.

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Apr 8, 2026

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‘The AI Doc’ is a film worth watching with your teens

Apr 7, 2026

AI News, Kids, The AI Doc

‘The AI Doc’ is a film worth watching with your teens

Apr 7, 2026

AI News, Kids, The AI Doc

The recently released documentary is garnering rave reviews from parents and AI policy-makers, so two of our Transparency Coalition experts gave it a watch recently. Their verdict: Two thumbs up!

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Apr 7, 2026

AI News, Kids, The AI Doc

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AI Legislation Tracker Map: Bills in play in 2026

Use our map to track AI-related legislation in all 50 states.

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Chatbot bill surge: Nationwide concern spurs 78 proposals in 27 states

Six weeks into the 2026 legislative season, 78 chatbot bills are alive in 27 states, reflecting the growing nationwide concern over the dangers of the powerful new technology.

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AI Legislative Update: April 10, 2026

Every Friday, TCAI brings you the nation’s most comprehensive update of AI-related legislation moving through state legislatures. This week: Therapy chatbot bans are picking up speed. Maine sent a therapy bot ban to the governor, while Missouri is moving on a similar ban via an omnibus health care bill.

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AI Leader Q&A: Alabama Rep. Ben Robbins fights to ‘allow children to be children’

Alabama State Rep. Ben Robbins represents a rural county near the famous Talladega Speedway, and his focus is on families, kids, and community. He’s become a leader on digital issues that affect parents and kids, and on the right of each person to their own likeness and individuality.

AI Leader Q&A: Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley on moving a ‘Kids Code’ into law

Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley has emerged as one of the leading voices on digital safety and data privacy issues. She led the adoption of Vermont’s ‘Kids Code’ online safety law in 2025, and now co-chairs the Future Caucus Task Force on State AI Policy.

AI Leader Q&A: New York Assm. Alex Bores looks back (and ahead) at the RAISE Act

In the first of a series of interviews with state AI policy leaders, New York’s Alex Bores takes a look back at the RAISE Act and offers advice to fellow lawmakers engaging with AI issues in 2026.