Edward Markey

Markey calls on Congress to pass COPPA 2.0 and his Youth AI Privacy Act requiring AI companies to build privacy safeguards for minors into chatbots.

“Meta settlement comes in part due to violations of Markey’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Boston (August 27, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Sci…”

The Youth AI Privacy Act would mandate that AI companies build privacy and safety safeguards into chatbots for minors and curb manipulative, compulsive-use design.

“Washington (August 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today celebrated the passage of his Youth AI Privacy Act unanimously th…”

Markey and colleagues urge the FTC to reject X's petition, dismissing as frivolous the claim that ending privacy obligations would serve the American AI race.

“Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 22, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and …”

Markey touts growing endorsements for his Youth AI Privacy Act to bar manipulative AI chatbot design and protect kids' privacy.

“Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (July 21, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced new support for his Y…”

Markey proposes a national regulatory framework requiring federal certification and environmental, energy, and labor standards for AI data centers.

“Discussion Draft Text (PDF) Washington (July 13, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and co-chair of the Senate Environmental Justi…”

Markey lays out a comprehensive AI Accountability Agenda of legislation to check Big Tech and protect workers, kids, civil rights, patients, and communities from AI harms.

“Includes new legislation requiring data centers fund clean energy and storage to meet their capacity needs Full Agenda (PDF) Boston (July 10, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of th…”