Legal analysis proposes extending protection of minors using AI chatbots to platform design

A legal analysis published in October 2026 argues that protecting children who use AI chatbots should not be optional. According to the text, a password and a time limit can help supervise use, but they do not answer what the platform does with a teenager's confidences or how it is designed to keep the conversation going. The proposal seeks to take protection into that terrain: platforms' design decisions.