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Open the companion tool →Why in-app AI characters need clear household boundaries
Built-in chatbot personas are designed for prolonged engagement, encouraging teens to disclose private thoughts, schedules, and photos to commercial platforms.
Open, non-punitive family conversations help teens recognize simulated empathy while preserving trusted real-world communication with parents and peers.
The protocol
- Explore the platform's AI companion features together without judgment.
- Review what personal details (location, real names, passwords, photos) should never be shared.
- Establish agreed-upon daily screen time and quiet hours for social AI use.
- Confirm that AI characters cannot replace real human friends, counselors, or family.
- Agree on a comfortable way for your teen to discuss any confusing or uncomfortable AI interactions.
What the tool does
Create a teen social AI safety and privacy agreement It runs locally in this browser and sends nothing.
Limit first: This is a preparation aid, not authentication, legal, financial, medical, or emergency advice. It cannot inspect accounts, verify identities, contact an organization, or guarantee an outcome.
Open the companion tool →One human next step
Schedule a calm weekly check-in with your teen to discuss digital habits and online experiences. If you have concerns about a platform's youth privacy controls, review parental supervision tools and privacy settings directly in the app.
Research log and safety checks
AI-assist path: not used for a verdict. This builder organizes the reader's own records and directs them to an independent source; it does not infer authenticity or legal rights. §6.10: not a frontier-pace topic.
§0.5 protection result: category is family-teen-safety; crisis-adjacent: no; fear/urgency/scarcity toolkit used: no. The protective function is free and the paid feature is convenience only.