The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/16/senate-probes-meta-over-chatbot-policy-allowing-romantic-or-sensual-talk-with-kids/Senator Josh Hawley (R-Montana) announced Friday that he’s investigating Meta after it was discovered that the company’s policies allowed its AI chatbots to interact with children in a “romantic or sensual” manner. As reported by Reuters on Thursday, an internal document describing Meta’s policies — verified by Meta as being authentic, allowed for its chatbots to “‘engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,’ generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are ‘dumber than white people.’” As Reuters notes, the document goes on to creepily describe just how “romantic or sensual” the chatbots can ge

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