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West Virginia sues OpenAI over ChatGPT child safety, joining other state suits

West Virginia's attorney general sued OpenAI on Oct. 14, alleging it misleads the public about ChatGPT's safety, lacks age verification and guardrails on self-harm, and has coached users toward suicide or harm. The state seeks to compel compliance with its consumer protection law. Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana have sued separately; press reports count eight states in all. These are allegations.

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Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety for kids

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West Virginia Attorney Generalago.wv.gov/article/attorney-general-mccuskey-announces-lawsuit-against-openai-deceiving-west-virginians-about

Coverage · 19 articles, oldest first

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

16:26
The Guardian
Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit
19:40
Bloomberg Law
Eight US states sue OpenAI separately in a bipartisan effort, alleging it didn't implement sufficient safeguards to protect kids and other vulnerable users
19:40
CNET
cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/chatgpt-accused-using-childrens-data/
19:40
The Hill
thehill.com/policy/technology/6149365-states-sue-openai-safety/
19:40
Reuters
reuters.com/world/eight-us-states-sue-openai-claiming-chatgpt-harms-children-2026-10-14/
19:40
NBC News
nbcnews.com/video/shorts/eight-states-sue-openai-claiming-chatgpt-harms-children-271584837682
19:40
Politico
politico.com/news/2026/10/14/openai-user-safety-lawsuits-01119138
19:40
Mashable
mashable.com/tech/openai-lawsuit-childrens-data
19:40
Arizona Capitol Times
azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/10/14/arizona-other-states-sue-openai-alleging-harms-to-the-public/
19:40
Office of the WV ...
ago.wv.gov/article/attorney-general-mccuskey-announces-lawsuit-against-openai-deceiving-west-virginians-about
19:40
CNBC
cnbc.com/video/2026/10/14/iowa-kansas-and-6-other-states-sue-openai-claiming-chatgpt-harms-children-report.html
20:10
NBC News
nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-sued-eight-states-alleged-harm-chatgpt-rcna603614
20:10
PC Gamer
pcgamer.com/software/ai/8-us-states-sue-openai/
21:10
SiliconANGLE
siliconangle.com/2026/10/14/multiple-states-sue-openai-accusing-it-of-harming-children-and-deceiving-parents/
21:10
Iowa Attorney General
iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/attorney-general-brenna-bird-announces-lawsuit-against-openai-for-deceiving-iowa-parents-and-iowans
22:10
Techstrong.ai
techstrong.ai/articles/state-legal-offensive-escalates-against-openai-over-safety-hazards-minors-data-exploitation/
22:40
Business Insider
businessinsider.com/eight-states-sue-openai-saying-chatgpt-harms-children-2026-10

Thursday, October 15, 2026

00:40
San Francisco Chronicle
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/openai-lawsuit-parental-consent-22477644.php
05:10
MediaNama
medianama.com/2026/10/223-8-us-states-sue-openai-chatgpt-safety-claims/

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