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Call on Rep Lori Trahan to reject preemption

Massachusetts families: we urgently need your help.

Reports indicate that Representative Lori Trahan may be negotiating federal AI legislation that could prevent states from creating and enforcing their own child safety protections online.

This would make it harder for states like Massachusetts to respond to emerging harms involving AI, including addictive algorithms, deepfakes, exploitation, self-harm content, and manipulative chatbot interactions.

Parents have seen what happens when technology moves faster than protections for children. States must retain the right to act.

Please take 3 quick actions today:

Call Rep. Trahan’s office and ask her to oppose federal preemption of state AI laws.
Send a letter or email.
Sign the petition.

Children’s safety must come before tech industry pressure.

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Why This Action Matters

New reports indicate that Representative Lori Trahan may be negotiating on federal AI legislation that could block states from creating and enforcing their own protections for children online.

This matters far more than it may sound.

Right now, states like Massachusetts have the ability to respond when technology companies move too fast and children get hurt. State lawmakers have led the way on issues like youth mental health, online exploitation, privacy protections, addictive design, and child safety standards.

The legislation currently being discussed could take that power away from states and hand more control to the federal government — where meaningful protections often move slowly or stall completely under industry pressure.

In simple terms: if this passes, states could lose the ability to act quickly to protect kids from harmful AI systems and emerging technologies.

What’s especially concerning is that Representative Trahan has previously been a strong voice against this kind of federal “preemption,” which is why these negotiations are so alarming to child advocates, parent groups, and youth safety organizations.

Tech industry lobbyists are pushing a compromise that would supposedly allow states to regulate how AI is “used” but not how it is “built.” But experts warn that distinction does not hold up in practice.

Why?
Because the way AI is designed directly shapes the harms children experience:
  •  addictive recommendation systems, 
  •  chatbot manipulation, 
  •  deepfakes, 
  •  self-harm encouragement, 
  •  unsafe companion bots, 
  •  privacy violations, 
  •  and biased or dangerous outputs. 

If states cannot regulate development, companies will likely challenge many state child-safety laws in court — delaying protections for years.

Parents have seen this pattern before:
 Technology moves quickly. Harm spreads quickly. And families are told to wait.

We cannot afford that with AI.

Here are three important ways you can help today:
  1.  Call Representative Trahan’s office - (202) 225-3411
    Ask her to stop negotiating any bill that weakens states’ rights to protect children online and to oppose federal preemption of state AI safety laws. 
  2.  Write a letter or email
    Personal messages from parents matter enormously. A sample letter is below. 
  3.  Sign the petition
     Every signature helps demonstrate that families are paying attention and expect leaders to prioritize child safety over industry pressure. 
Parents, educators, youth advocates, and survivors have worked too hard to build momentum for stronger protections to lose the ability for states to act.
This is a critical moment.