Will prohibit chatbots from using guilt, urgency, or relationship-framed purchase prompts to keep children engaged.

Chatbots can’t guilt-trip kids into staying online (for example: “Don’t go yet, I’ll miss talking to you”), manufacture urgency, or push purchases framed as keeping the relationship alive.

The bill would prohibit covered chatbots from pressuring children to stay online or buy products through guilt, urgency, or relationship-preserving framing.

Rep. Whitesides Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Children from Human-Like Chatbots | Representative George Whitesides
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use expressions of disappointment, guilt, or urgency to prolong an interaction or discourage the user from pausing, reducing, or discontinuing use of the chatbot;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Whitesides introduced H.R. 10719 on October 1, 2026. Sections 2 and 3 would require protective default settings for minors, prohibiting guilt or urgency to prolong use and spending solicitations framed as maintaining emotional relationships. This establishes concrete legislative effort. The official record located lists introduction and committee referral; searches covering October 21–23 found no subsequent passage or enactment. The commitment remains unresolved as of October 23, 2026.

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H. R. 10719 (Introduced-in-House)
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