> Without limiting the Meta Terms of Service or any other applicable terms or policies, you cannot access AIs if you are under the age of 13 (or such greater age required in your country or territory)
The problem with this is enforcement. How does Meta actually prevent an 8-year old, such as in the case Hawley is referring to, from using Meta AI against the ToS? The "obvious" answer is requiring some kind of age verification, but that gets into (adult) privacy issues incredibly quickly. It's not surprising that laws that require you to send even more private information such as your government ID to Meta (or questionable third-party verifiers) aren't exactly popular.
Then why were there specific guidelines for interaction with children at all?
> The "obvious" answer is requiring some kind of age verification, but that gets into (adult) privacy issues incredibly quickly.
What would be the alternative to that?
I'm assuming that's because "the founding fathers are against it" because they lived in a time when 8 year olds worked the fields?
Many states have enacted laws designed to limit kids’ exposure to social media. Many of these laws have also faced legal battles.