A Bloomberg Opinion column published August 31, 2026, argues that the public no longer trusts the technology industry to police its own AI products. The piece points to a bipartisan settlement between state attorneys general and Meta Platforms imposing new restrictions on children’s use of Facebook and Instagram, noting that these restrictions are weaker than the limits Meta’s own executives reportedly place on their children’s social media use. The column contends this gap between public rules and internal practice illustrates why voluntary industry self-regulation of AI is insufficient.
