Florida asks court to block minors from accessing ChatGPT

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a motion on September 28, 2026, seeking a temporary injunction to block minors from using ChatGPT during the state's lawsuit against OpenAI. The motion also targets children's data collection and demands independent safety reviews of new AI models. No judge has ruled yet.

• Motion filed in Florida's Tenth Judicial Circuit in Highlands County on September 28, 2026
• Requests: block minors, restrict data from under-13s, require third-party model reviews
• Florida's original lawsuit against OpenAI was filed in June 2026
• OpenAI cites age-prediction tool and parental controls as existing safeguards