Unrest & politics · Politics · Impact 1 Watch
Australia moves to ban AI chatbots that create 'emotional intimacy' under digital duty of care laws
Australia's online safety standards bill has passed the lower house, and the government wants to ban AI chatbots that seek to create 'emotional intimacy'. Labor is under pressure to empower the telecommunications ombudsman as a watchdog for social media and AI.
- Location
- Canberra, Australia · Australia live map
- Coordinates
- 35.28°S 149.13°E
- Reported
- 28 Oct 2026, 05:31 UTC
- Category
- Unrest & politics · Politics
- Impact
- 1 of 5 · Watch
- Situation
- Australia tech regulation