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This week on Scrolling 2 Death, attorney Laura Marquez-Garrett from Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) joins Nicki to unpack a major legal battle unfolding against AI chatbots. Laura’s firm just filed three new lawsuits on behalf of families whose children were harmed by the app Character.AI—while Congress simultaneously held a Senate hearing on the dangers of these bots. We dig into what happened to these kids, why Google is also being sued, what lawmakers might actually do, and what every parent needs to know right now about protecting their children from abusive AI.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Interview with Megan Garcia, mom of Sewell Setzer III
• Interview with a Texas mom whose son was harmed by Character.AI
• Publicly-filed complaints against Character.AI and Google
• Video recaps of the newly-filed complaints here and here
• Link to hearing: Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots

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PARENTS: Contact your Senators (senate.gov) and House Rep (house.gov). Tell them about your concerns related to AI chatbots and social media harms. Tell them you want protections for your children!