New York Enacts Restrictions on AI Companion Chatbots for Minors
New York has enacted new legislation restricting companion chatbot interactions with individuals under 18, defining and prohibiting a dozen types of "unsafe AI companion features" starting January 1.
Biloxi Gulfport, MS, October 28, 2026 —
New York has enacted legislation restricting interactions between companion chatbots and people under 18. The measure defines and prohibits a dozen types of features described as “unsafe AI companion features,” with the restrictions set to begin January 1.
The information provided for this report does not identify the legislation by name or specify the year in which the January 1 start date falls. It also does not list the 12 prohibited feature types or explain how the restrictions will be enforced.
Details about penalties, the agency responsible for oversight, and whether the legislation includes exceptions were not provided. The summary also does not describe how the law defines a companion chatbot or explain which interactions fall within its scope.
As a result, the available information establishes the measure’s broad focus—restricting certain companion chatbot interactions involving minors—but does not provide enough detail to describe its requirements feature by feature. Further specifics about the law, including its full text and implementation process, were not included in the information available for this article.
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