OpenAI Lawsuits Put Minors' Consent, Data Privacy, and AI Guardrails in Focus

A putative class action filed October 13, 2026 in the Northern District of California against multiple OpenAI entities, brought by a parent on behalf of her minor children, highlights challenges around restricting minors' access to AI services. The 439-paragraph complaint and related state actions seek disgorgement of profits from young users, deletion of minors' data, limits on data collection, and injunctions requiring changes to ChatGPT's operation.