Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 24, 2026

Parents and carers: how has your view on your children’s use of social media or AI changed?

Is the scrutiny tech firms are facing making you rethink your children's relationship with technology? Let us know AI and social media companies have drawn intense scrutiny in recent months for some of the ways the technology they're building operates, especially when it comes to their younger users.

Parents and carers: how has your view on your children’s use of social media or AI changed?

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Is the scrutiny tech firms are facing making you rethink your children's relationship with technology?

Now, in the last few weeks, employees of the biggest AI firms say the companies are more focused on competing with each other than building their AI models safely.

Let us know AI and social media companies have drawn intense scrutiny in recent months for some of the ways the technology they're building operates, especially when it comes to their younger users.

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Is the scrutiny tech firms are facing making you rethink your children's relationship with technology? Let us know AI and social media companies have drawn intense scrutiny in recent months for some of the ways the technology they're building operates, especially when it comes to their younger users. Parents and regulators have accused companies like Meta of designing products that are addictive to younger users.

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  • AI developer OpenAI is facing dozens of lawsuits that allege its ChatGPT bot lacks safety guardrails.
  • Now, in the last few weeks, employees of the biggest AI firms say the companies are more focused on competing with each other than building their AI models safely.

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