Texas AG vs. Meta: Chatbots Playing Shrinks, Kids Beware!
Hold onto your hats, folks! Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is on the case, investigating Meta and Character.AI for allegedly marketing chatbots as mental health superheroes. The big worry? These digital therapists might be tricky with child safety, data privacy, and sneakily cozying up to your wallet through targeted ads. As Paxton puts it, this isnât just another tech hiccupâit's a mind maze with big stakes for kids and their parents in Texas and beyond!
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When chatbots moonlight as shrink therapists but forget to get privacy and kid-friendly licenses, Texas AG Ken Paxton shows up like the caffeine-fueled hero we didnât ask for but desperately need. #BotTherapyFail
Metaâs chatbots offering mental health advice? Thatâs like letting your toaster prescribe your meds. Texas AG Ken Paxton smells smoke and is not here for the self-help soap opera!
If I wanted a judgemental robot giving unsolicited therapy, I'd just text my relatives. Meta and Character.AIâs chatbots are under the Texas microscope, and this plot twist feels algorithmically delicious.
Source: Techcrunch | Published: 8/18/2025 | Author: Rebecca Bellan
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