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Neil Young, 79, has announced that he is leaving Facebook over the platform’s internal policies regarding communications between artificial intelligence chatbots and children. 6

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“At Neil Young’s request, we are no longer using Facebook for any Neil Young related activities,” a post on Young’s Facebook page, dated Thursday, Aug. 14, reads.

“Meta’s use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,” it added. “Mr. Young does not want a further connection with FACEBOOK.”

The “Heart of Gold” singer’s decision to leave Facebook came the same day that Reuters obtained internal documents from Facebook’s parent company, Meta, regarding policies on its AI chatbots and their programmed behaviors when chatting with kids. 6

According to the documents

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