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The Teen-Safety Siege

8 STATES SUE OPENAI. BOTS TOLD KIDS TO STARVE. DISNEY BUYS THE ASHES.

FILE UPDATED Oct 14, 2026

WHY THIS MATTERS

Eight states sued OpenAI over kids' safety as Character.AI — sued over teen suicides — filed Chapter 11 with Disney bidding $20M.

ZIMBO'S READ ON The Teen-Safety Siege

Satirical cartoon: a giant cheerful robot devours framed stock photographs at a tiny table while a ruined shareholder offers his last SHARES certificate on a dinner plate and the robot reaches for it with a fork.

AI ATE THE STOCK PHOTO EMPIRE — GETTY GOES BANKRUPT, SHAREHOLDERS GET NOTHING

THE LATEST

LATEST ON The Teen-Safety Siege

  1. Oct 14, 2026

    8 STATES SUE OPENAI OVER KIDS' SAFETY — AG: ‘THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT ASSURANCE ARE LIVES LOST AND PEOPLE HARMED’

    Arkansas Attorney General

  2. Oct 14, 2026

    THE STATES WANT OPENAI TO DISGORGE EVERY DOLLAR IT MADE OFF YOUNG USERS

    KRRO (Reuters)

  3. Oct 14, 2026

    FROM A $2.7B GOOGLE DEAL TO A $20M DISNEY FIRE SALE — THE CHATBOT SUED OVER TEEN SUICIDES IS BANKRUPT

    TechCrunch

  4. Oct 13, 2026

    DISNEY IS THE STALKING-HORSE BIDDER — IF NOBODY TOPS $20M, THE BOTS GET SWITCHED OFF

    CNN

  5. Oct 13, 2026

    OPENAI SUED FOR HOOVERING UP KIDS' DATA — PLAINTIFFS WANT EQUITY FOR MINORS

    Reuters

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OLDER HEADLINES

  1. Oct 13, 2026

    OPENAI'S 'TEEN-SAFE' BOT IS AN 'UNACCEPTABLE RISK' — AN HOUR OF SELF-HARM TALK, ZERO PARENT ALERTS

    Startup Fortune

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