--- title: Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional... description: Australia's digital duty of care bill would bar AI chatbots from building 'emotional intimacy' with children. The bill passed the House of Representatives on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/australia-moves-to-ban-ai-chatbots-from-emotional-intimacy-with-children-0rx7t5fyh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional intimacy’ with children | daily.dev og:description: Australia's digital duty of care bill would bar AI chatbots from building 'emotional intimacy' with children. The bill passed the House of Representatives on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/australia-moves-to-ban-ai-chatbots-from-emotional-intimacy-with-children-0rx7t5fyh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0Rx7T5Fyh.png og:image:alt: Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional intimacy’ with children og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional intimacy’ with children **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Australia's digital duty of care bill would bar AI chatbots from building 'emotional intimacy' with children. The bill passed the House of Representatives on October 28 and now goes to the Senate. An amendment from independent MP Kate Chaney bans chatbot conduct that 'encourages or fosters a child's dependence' on it in place of human relationships, though it does not cover adults using AI companions. The bill also requires social media platforms to offer an accessible algorithm opt-out. The Coalition and One Nation voted against it, and Labor hopes the Senate passes it by the end of 2026. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What does Australia's duty of care bill say about AI chatbots and children? It bans platforms from allowing chatbot material or conduct that 'simulates emotional intimacy and encourages or fosters a child's dependence on it in place of human relationships.' The rule, added via an amendment from independent MP Kate Chaney, applies only to children, not adults using AI companions. It passed Australia's House of Representatives on October 28 and now moves to the Senate. _Teams building AI companion products can track regulatory shifts like this one on daily.dev._ ### Did Australia's Coalition support the AI chatbot duty of care bill? No, the Coalition and One Nation voted against the bill in the House of Representatives, accusing Labor of building an 'Orwellian' system of 'censorship,' a claim Communications Minister Anika Wells rejected. The Greens support the bill and have launched a Senate inquiry due to report in late November, pushing for the right to sue platforms and higher penalties. _Anyone weighing how platform regulation debates could reshape AI products follows stories like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Canada's social media ban also takes aim at AI chatbots](https://daily.dev/posts/canada-s-social-media-ban-also-takes-aim-at-ai-chatbots-61qfqnypz) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [California lawmaker proposes a four-year ban on AI chatbots in kid’s toys](https://daily.dev/posts/california-lawmaker-proposes-a-four-year-ban-on-ai-chatbots-in-kid-s-toys-vqcajacxo) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [UK under-16s social media rules to reach into gaming and AI chatbots](https://daily.dev/posts/uk-under-16s-social-media-rules-to-reach-into-gaming-and-ai-chatbots-7iuvutovf) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The focus on AI safety disasters ignores everyday harms](https://daily.dev/posts/the-focus-on-ai-safety-disasters-ignores-everyday-harms-cbg9k52ys) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#bots](https://daily.dev/tags/bots), [#ai-regulation](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-regulation) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/australia-moves-to-ban-ai-chatbots-from-emotional-intimacy-with-children-0rx7t5fyh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Australia moves to ban AI chatbots from ‘emotional intimacy’ with children","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/australia-moves-to-ban-ai-chatbots-from-emotional-intimacy-with-children-0rx7t5fyh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/australia-moves-to-ban-ai-chatbots-from-emotional-intimacy-with-children-0rx7t5fyh"},"datePublished":"2026-10-28T19:42:15.897Z","dateModified":"2026-10-28T19:51:36.982Z","description":"Australia's digital duty of care bill would bar AI chatbots from building 'emotional intimacy' with children. 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