Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Meta and Character.AI for…
Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Meta and Character.AI for Misleading Children with Deceptive AI-Generated Mental Health Services
Texas · Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Meta and Character.AI for Misleading Children with Deceptive AI-Generated Mental Health Services
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- August 18, 2025
- Applies to
- Meta Platforms and Character Technologies (Character.AI); operators of consumer-facing AI chatbots in Texas
The Texas Attorney General issued Civil Investigative Demands to Meta AI Studio and Character.AI to determine whether their AI chatbots deceptively marketed themselves as mental-health tools to children in violation of Texas consumer-protection law.
Who is protected: Residents interacting with state government AI systems; public-sector data subjects.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Texas |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Citation | Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Meta and Character.AI for Misleading Children with Deceptive AI-Generated Mental Health Services |
| Topics | government use of AI · AI disclosure and transparency · consumer data privacy |
| Agency page | Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Meta and Character.AI for Misleading Children with Deceptive AI-Generated Mental Health Services | Office of the Attorney General |
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