Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing alleges

FILE PHOTO: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing ‌minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mexico state court ‌case and made public Monday.

The lawsuit – brought by the state’s attorney general, Raul Torrez, and scheduled for trial next month – alleges that Meta "failed to stem the ‌tide of damaging sexual material and sexual propositions delivered to children" on Facebook and Instagram.