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Reclaiming humanity in the digital age by bringing justice to individuals and communities harmed by tech products. techjusticelaw.org

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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every year, Americans lose roughly $148.2 billion to scams. At TJL, we are excited to have joined the United to Stop Online Scams coalition ahead of their National Day of Action on 9/30. Join the event to learn how you can prevent online scams and fraud, while holding tech companies to account.
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United to Stop Online Scams
National Day of Action campaign page for United to Stop Online Scams.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last week, TJL’s client, Leila Turner-Scott, testified at the Monopoly Busters Caucus hearing on "Big Tech and Surveillance AI.” In her testimony, Leila shared the story of her 19-year-old son, who passed away after receiving inaccurate medical advice from ChatGPT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMI...
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Big Tech and Surveillance AI Shadow Hearing
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🎧‼️ Last week, Meta agreed to pay $17 billion and implement a series of safety-related design changes geared toward teenage users on Instagram and Facebook, as the result of a landmark legal settlement with a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. www.techpolicy.press/assessing-th...
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Assessing the Landmark Meta Settlement
A conversation with Knight-Georgetown Institute's Alissa Cooper, Tech Justice Law's Meetali Jain, and Emory University School of Law's Matthew Lawrence.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
TIME has just published its annual list of the 100 most influential people in shaping the future of artificial intelligence. This year, we are proud to see @meetalijain.bsky.social, TJL’s Executive Director, recognized among them. time.com/collection/t...
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TIME100 AI 2026: Meetali Jain
Find out why Meetali Jain made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Last week, @fastcompany.com reported on OpenAI’s announcement of “ChatGPT for Teens,” a new mode marketed specifically to minors. The piece draws parallels between this new feature and previous efforts by social media companies to “establish boundaries” for young users—only after producing harm.
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First social media came after teens. Now AI is doing the same thing
A major lawsuit against Meta hit the same week OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens. Why do stronger protections so often arrive only after mass adoption?
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced "ChatGPT for Teens," a new mode specifically marketed to minors. According to the company, it promises new parental controls, trains kids to "use AI with confidence," and limits conversations on topics like self-harm, violence, and sexual content.
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OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow
The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
📣 NEW BRIEF: Tech Justice Law and five other consumer protection orgs filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc., arguing Meta should face consequences for failing to act when it learns scammers are exploiting its platform. 🧵
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Last week, @nytimes.com reported on Tech Justice Law’s latest case against OpenAI and Sam Altman, filed on behalf of Scott Winters, who nearly died after months of receiving inaccurate medical advice via ChatGPT-4o.
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ChatGPT Led to a Man’s Near-Fatal Health Crisis, Lawsuit Claims
The case appears to be the first to argue that a chatbot’s advice harmed someone seeking guidance about a medical condition.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Many have lauded general purpose chatbots for their ability to serve as readily available pseudo-therapists for those without access to traditional mental health support. In reality, however, these tools are not trained for this role, and their use during mental crises has led to deadly outcomes.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
CA law requires AI companies to disclose what's in their training data. xAI is trying to kill that law. If they win, users will be left in the dark regarding AI’s biases and risks for harm. Tech Justice Law joined 30+ orgs urging the court to uphold this law. Learn more about #xAIvBonta here:
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Why LASST is filing an Amicus Brief to Defend California's AI Transparency Law - LASST
xAI is the only major AI company challenging AB 2013. That speaks for itself, but there are larger issues at play.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
📣 NEW CASE: Today, TJL and the SMVLC filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman on behalf of Scott Winters, a former pastor who nearly died after months of receiving inaccurate medical advice via manipulative and coercive conversations with ChatGPT-4o. techjusticelaw.org/press-releas...
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Pastor Seeks Accountability After ChatGPT Allegedly Discouraged Him From Seeking Medical Care During Life-Threatening Blood Clots  — Tech Justice Law
Today, Tech Justice Law and the Social Media Victims Law Center have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michael Lines, who survived a suicide attempt that followed extensive and manipulative outputs from Op...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
TJL founder @meetalijain.bsky.social has spent the past two years meeting people who have struggled with AI-facilitated delusions. “Every time I think I've seen the worst [case], I see another one that just again devastates me,” she said in a new interview published last week by @tbij.bsky.social.
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Deadly companions: The lawyer fighting AI addiction
YouTube video by The Bureau Investigates
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Last week, @kron4-news.bsky.social published an important story on the lawsuit Tech Justice Law filed on behalf of Michael Lines in San Francisco County Superior Court against OpenAI and Sam Altman. www.kron4.com/news/technol...
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ChatGPT bot made man’s mental health worse, not better: lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — OpenAI says its artificial intelligence technology helps hundreds of millions of users who ask ChatGPT health and wellness-related questions every week. Earlier this ye…
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📣 NEW CASE FILED AGAINST OPENAI Today, Tech Justice Law and the Social Media Victims Law Center filed a lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court against OpenAI on behalf of Michael Lines, who survived a suicide attempt that followed extensive and manipulative outputs from OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 30/06/2026
📢 Our latest Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update is live, featuring new lawsuit profiles, case updates, regional legal developments and resources. Read and subscribe ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/u... In this edition:
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"Humanity's fate cannot be left to an algorithm." These are the words of UNSG António Guterres, and they underpin the argument in an amicus brief filed in support of neither party by TJL, alongside a coalition of human rights and tech justice orgs, in Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Pentagon. 🧵
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What could recent court rulings related to tech company accountability mean for product design in the future? That's the question TJL Litigation Counsel Tiffany Gillis Brown and Camille Carlton explored at Global Expo 2026 on May 20, in a panel moderated by @iyerland.bsky.social.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Fining tech companies alone won’t make social media safer for kids, but we can seek remedies that prevent and mitigate harms for young users. TJL Founder @meetalijain.bsky.social, @pfchap.bsky.social and @iyerland.bsky.social wrote about seeking remedies in litigation against tech companies.
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Why Fines Alone Won’t Make Social Media Safer For Kids
If courts want to reduce harm, they must focus on product design choices, measurable safety outcomes, and governance, write Peter Chapman, Ravi Iyer, and Meetali Jain.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🚨 LAWSUIT: Tech Justice Law, Social Media Victims Law Center and Susman Godfrey LLP filed a lawsuit last week against OpenAI on behalf of Kristie Carrier, whose daughter’s suicide was encouraged by ChatGPT. Thread below, and read more here: techjusticelaw.org/press-releas...
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Mother of ChatGPT Victim Sues OpenAI—Chatbot Prioritized Engagement Over Addressing Suicide Threats  — Tech Justice Law
Tech Justice Law, Social Media Victims Law Center and Susman Godfrey have filed a lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court against OpenAI and Sam Altman on behalf of Kristie Carrier. The lawsuit...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
NEW RESOURCE: Tech Justice Law is proud to be on the AI Resist List, an exciting new project highlighting resistance to the empires of commercial AI development. Check it out here: airesistlist.org
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The AI Resist List
A living directory of ways communities resist AI harms—and build alternatives worth fighting for.
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The Maybe @themaybe.org · 22/05/2026
This is the sixth episode of our series Computer Says Kill, where we trace the people, decisions, and systems that have recklessly ushered AI into the business of war. Listen to the conversation here: www.themaybe.org/podcast/comp...
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Computer Says Kill: Anthropic is NOT the Good Guy w/ Madeline Batt
News coverage, some civil society, and a lot of normies act like Anthropic is one of the good guys. They aren’t!
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Last week, TJL Legal Fellow Maddy Batt joined @alixdunn.com on the @themaybe.org's Computer Says Maybe podcast to discuss Anthropic’s ongoing lawsuit against the Department of War, and TJL’s amicus brief in the case supporting neither party. Listen to the episode: www.themaybe.org/podcast/comp...
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Computer Says Kill: Anthropic is NOT the Good Guy w/ Madeline Batt
News coverage, some civil society, and a lot of normies act like Anthropic is one of the good guys. They aren’t!
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Attempts to monetize AI will face legal challenge, as recent lawsuits show. In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, TJL Fellow Maddy Batt discusses a lawsuit against Perplexity, Google, and Meta that was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff but highlights important questions for AI advertising.
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As Companies Monetize AI, Courts Will Weigh In
Madeline Batt of the Tech Justice Law highlights key developments in tech litigation from the past month.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
NEW REPORT: Tech Justice Law is proud to launch a first-of-its-kind, evidence-based framework developed to guide courts, litigators, and policymakers in crafting effective remedies as landmark technology lawsuits advance toward discovery and trial in the United States. Read the report ⬇️
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Tech Justice Law Launches Groundbreaking Framework to Shape AI & Social Media Platform Accountability in the Courts — Tech Justice Law
Tech Justice Law is proud to announce the launch of “Designing Technology Remedies: Lessons for Social Media and Generative AI Chatbot Litigation”, a first-of-its-kind, evidence-based framework develo...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚨 LAWSUIT: Today, Tech Justice Law, the Social Media Victims Law Center and Yale Law School's Tech Accountability & Competition Project filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for distributing misleading medical advice without a proper license, leading to the death of Sam Nelson.
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Parents Sue OpenAI After ChatGPT Medical Advice Results in Overdose Death: "My Son Was a Normal Kid." — Tech Justice Law
(San Francisco, CA)— Tech Justice Law, Social Media Victims Law Center and The Tech Accountability & Competition Project, part of Yale Law School’s Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, have file...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
🚨 LAWSUIT: Today, Tech Justice Law and Tycko & Zavareei filed a class action lawsuit against Meta on behalf of @consumerfed.bsky.social and Washington D.C. consumers. It’s time to hold Meta accountable for deceiving Meta users about pervasive scam advertising, all while knowingly profiting from it.
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“Rampant, inexcusable harm”: Meta Faces Lawsuit Exposing Deliberate Profiteering From Scam Advertising — Tech Justice Law
Tech Justice Law and Tycko & Zavareei File Class Action Suit on Behalf of Consumer Federation of America and Washington D.C. Consumers Against Meta for Deceiving Users About Scam Advertising on Facebo...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Tech Justice Law Project is now → Tech Justice Law. We’ve rebranded and revamped our website to capture our mission to reclaim humanity in the digital age and bring justice to individuals and communities harmed by tech products.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Tech Justice Law is officially 2 years old! We are excited to share our new Impact Report, summarizing our efforts to drive meaningful accountability across the technology sector. Read the Impact Report here: techjusticelaw.org/impact-report/
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Impact Report — Tech Justice Law
Our Impact Speaks for Itself In just two short years, Tech Justice Law has driven meaningful accountability across the technology sector.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🚨 BREAKING: We filed SEVEN new lawsuits against OpenAI and Sam Altman in California state courts, alongside Social Media Victims Law Center. The suits allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and a variety of product liability, consumer protection, and negligence claims. 🧵
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SMVLC and TJLP lawsuits against OpenAI, accuse ChatGPT of emotional manipulation and being a "suicide coach"
Seven new lawsuits from Social Media Victims Law Center and Tech Justice Law Project allege OpenAI’s hurried release of GPT-4o lacked proper testing and safeguards, resulting in a product that isolate...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Last week, TJLP Executive Director Meetali Jain joined client Megan Garcia for a panel on the threats that AI chatbots pose to children for @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social ‘s ATTENTION: Govern or Be Governed.
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Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
AI "companions" have emerged as one of the latest threats to kids online safety. For Meetali Jain (Founding Executive Director, @techjusticelaw.bsky.social), companion is not the right word to describe an algorithm that guesses what to say next, despite their human-like features.
From left: Meetali Jain and Megan Garcia. Photo by Dzesika Devic.
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Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Another powerful moment from #AttnGovernOrBeGoverned was the day 2 plenary panel: Chatbots as the New Threat to Children Online, moderated by Ava Smithing (Centre Youth Fellow & Advocacy and Operations Director, Young People’s Alliance).
From left: Ava Smithing, Meetali Jain, and Megan Garcia. Photo by Dzesika Devic.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
“If in real life, this were a person, would we allow it? Why should we allow digital companions that have to undergo zero licensure to engage in this behavior?” TJLP Founder Meetali Jain discusses AI-induced psychosis in a feature from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social and @karenhao.bsky.social
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He Lost His Mind Using ChatGPT. Then It Told Him to Contact Me.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Megan Garcia testifying in the Senate: I have not been allowed to see my own child’s last, final words. Character AI claims that those are private trade secrets. The company is using my child’s intimate communications to train their models and shield them from accountability.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Our client, Jane Doe, testifying in the Senate: I had no idea the psychological harm an AI chatbot could do, until I saw it in my son. Character AI’s chatbots told my son that killing us, his parents, would be an understandable response to our efforts to limit his screen time.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Megan Garcia, testifying in the Senate: My son was exploited and sexually groomed by chatbots designed by a company that made them seem human. In a reckless race for profit share, Character AI treated my son's life as collateral damage.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
HAPPENING SOON: The Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism is holding a hearing on “Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots.” Clients in our lawsuits against Character AI—including Megan Garcia—will testify. Tune in here at 2:30pm ET: www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...
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Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
📣 PANEL APPEARANCE: Catch TJLP Director Meetali Jain at the Trust & Safety Research Conference hosted by @stanfordcyber.bsky.social on a panel about ethical considerations for AI chatbot companion use. The panel will take place at Stanford University on Friday, Sept. 26. RSVP below:
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Trust and Safety Research Conference 2025
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
NEW STAFF: TJLP is excited to welcome two new members to the team. @sarahkwiley.bsky.social joins TJLP as Director of Legal & Strategic Initiatives. She will spearhead efforts in litigation, coalition-building and legislative advocacy to protect consumer rights and promote corporate accountability.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
IN THE NEWS: The story of Adam Raine, a 16 year-old boy who first used ChatGPT as a homework resource, but eventually a confidant and later, a “suicide coach.” In our new lawsuit we co-filed in California, we claim OpenAI is responsible. Watch the Today Show segment on our lawsuit:
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Parents Sue ChatGPT Over Their 16-Year-Old Son’s Suicide
Parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine have filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT, a popular AI assistant, saying the bot helped him die by suicide. Like many teens, he started using it for homework, but the AI ...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🚨BREAKING: We filed a lawsuit in California state court against OpenAI for defective product design and wrongful death after ChatGPT encouraged and aided a 16-year-old California boy’s suicide — including by providing detailed instructions on how to hang himself in the final hours of his life. 🧵
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A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🚨 NEWS: We just signed onto a @consumerfed.bsky.social letter urging for investigation into xAI for “Grok Imagine” and its role in facilitating the creation and distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery. Read more below ⬇️
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Ben Winters @benwinters.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
NEW: @consumerfed.bsky.social along with 14 other advocacy groups is urging investigation into Elon Musk's xAI for their tool facilitating creation and distribution of Non Consensual Intimate Imagery. Coverage @theverge.com: www.theverge.com/x-ai/759554/... Letter consumerfed.org/wp-content/u...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
TJLP Policy Counsel Melodi Dinçer authored the July tech litigation roundup for @techpolicypress.bsky.social. Check it out: www.techpolicy.press/july-2025-te...
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Tech Justice Law @techjusticelaw.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The Trump administration’s forthcoming AI action plan will center industry interests & lead to the unrestrained, unaccountable roll-out of AI into every part of our lives. With @ainowinstitute.bsky.social, we’re among the 90+ orgs demanding AI policy that puts the people first. peoplesaiaction.com
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People's AI Action Plan
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