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In motion to dismiss, chatbot platform Character AI claims it is protected by the First Amendment
Character AI has filed a motion to dismiss a case brought against it by the parent of a teen who committed suicide allegedly after becoming hooked on the company's technology.
The motion doesn’t address whether Character AI might be held harmless under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the federal safe-harbor law that protects social media and other online platforms from liability for third-party content. “Apart from counsel’s stated intention to ‘shut down’ Character AI, [their complaint] seeks drastic changes that would materially limit the nature and volume of speech on the platform,” the filing reads. In December, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he was into Character AI and 14 other tech firms over alleged violations of the state’s online privacy and safety laws for children.
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