AI Compliance for Children & Minors Safety
Children & Minors Safety is addressed by 38 regulatory updates across 6 jurisdictions and 5 frameworks. This page tracks how regulators worldwide are approaching children & minors safety in the context of artificial intelligence.
Framework Requirements for Children & Minors Safety
Regulations Covering Children & Minors Safety
Australia(17)
Basic Online Safety Expectations and transparency reporting guidance
eSafety says that social media, messaging and gaming service providers and other apps and websites will take reasonable steps to keep Australians safe, and that it can require providers to report on how they are meeting the Expectations.
eSafety legal notices to AI companion providers on child safety and harmful content
eSafety issued legal notices to four AI companion providers requiring them to explain how they are protecting Australian children from sexually explicit content, suicide and self-harm risks, and child sexual exploitation and abuse material.
Basic Online Safety Expectations and reporting guidance
The Basic Online Safety Expectations outline the Australian Government’s expectations that certain online service providers take reasonable steps to keep Australians safe, and eSafety can require reporting on how they are meeting them.
Australia Age-Restricted Material Codes fully commence
Australia's Age-Restricted Material Codes have fully commenced, requiring online services across the ecosystem to put in place age-appropriate protections for children and age assurance for access to certain adult material.
Register of Online Safety Codes and Standards
eSafety maintains a public register of Online Safety Codes and Standards, including unlawful material and age-restricted material codes, related standards, notices, and directions to comply.
US Federal(9)
Historical Congressional source: no current AI obligation identified
The linked source is a 1996 Congressional bill record and does not establish a current AI compliance update. It is retained here to explain the correction to the earlier entry.
FTC inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions
The FTC has launched a formal inquiry into AI companion chatbots, signaling intensified scrutiny of data practices, age protections, and safety controls even before any new rulemaking or enforcement order is issued.
FTC launches inquiry into AI companion chatbots
On 2025-09-01, the FTC launched 6(b) orders into AI companion chatbots, signaling that advertising, safety, and data-handling practices for consumer chatbots are under active federal review.
FTC launches inquiry into AI companion chatbots
The FTC has issued 6(b) orders to seven AI chatbot firms, signaling active scrutiny of testing, monitoring, age restrictions, and child-safety controls for companion-style AI products.
FTC inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions
The FTC issued 6(b) orders to seven AI chatbot companies to probe testing, monitoring, and harm mitigation for children and teens, so consumer-facing AI providers should expect active scrutiny of safety controls and age-related risk management now.
California(5)
California AI and privacy legislative activity remains active
California’s AI/privacy legislative tracker and related materials show continuing state-level momentum on transparency, governance, and AI-specific consumer rights, so deployers should expect additional California requirements to layer on top of federal obligations.
California AB2169: Social Media Platforms and Artificial Intelligence Models
California AB2169 remains in committee after a postponed hearing, keeping social-media AI governance on the legislative agenda but not yet imposing new duties.
In the Interest of W.G., Minor Child
This state court ruling dated 2026-04-01 is identified only by caption, with no factual or legal excerpt to indicate any regulatory relevance.
Hoke Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. State
This state court decision dated 2026-04-02 is listed without any substantive excerpt, so no compliance obligation can be extracted from the provided material.
California workplace AI tools bill
California’s Workplace Artificial Intelligence Tools bill passed out of committee and was re-referred to Judiciary on 2026-03-25, extending proposed state oversight of AI tools used at work.
United Kingdom(4)
ICO maintains enforcement posture on AI chatbots and biometrics
The ICO has continued investigating AI systems such as Grok and reiterating its willingness to use full enforcement powers, so AI chatbot and biometric deployments remain under active data-protection scrutiny.
ICO AI and data protection guidance under review
The ICO says its AI and data protection guidance is under review in light of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, so organisations should expect refreshed UK GDPR expectations on AI governance and risk assessment.
Family Court endorses secure AI use for judgment summaries
The Family Court published a judgment noting that secure Judicial Copilot summaries were useful for parents with learning difficulties, underscoring that courts will scrutinize AI use but may accept it when carefully controlled and beneficial.
ICO announces investigation into Grok
The ICO opened formal investigations into X and xAI over Grok’s processing of personal data and potential harmful sexualized content, creating immediate enforcement risk for similar AI deployments.
Canada(2)
Canada Bill C-27 Advances Artificial Intelligence and Data Act
Canada’s Bill C-27 remains the core federal AI legislative vehicle, with AIDA’s high-impact system, harm-mitigation, and public-reporting provisions still the key obligations to plan for if the bill progresses.
OPC guidance on AI and privacy by design in Canada
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner is repeatedly signaling that AI projects should embed privacy by design, perform PIAs early, and address discrimination, accountability, and child-safety risks as AI use expands in government and business.
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