Asked the Ohio General Assembly to pass a law requiring cell phone and tech companies to automatically implement parental control features so parents can monitor and control what content their children use, when, and for how long.

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Office of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine — 2026 State of the State Address (as prepared)https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHIOGOVERNOR/2026/03/10/file_attachments/3579165/Final%20As%20Prepared%20Governor%20Mike%20DeWine%202026%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address.pdf ↗
“I am asking you to pass a law to require cell phone and tech companies to automatically implement parental control features to empower parents to easily monitor and control what content their kids are using, when they are using it, and for how long.”
The Statehouse News Bureauhttps://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2026-03-10/dewine-calls-for-ohio-laws-on-ai-seat-belts-in-final-state-of-the-state-speech ↗
“He mentioned three of them: to make it illegal to possess, create, or distribute child porn; to hold tech companies accountable for AI encouraging kids to hurt or kill themselves or others; and to require cell phone and tech companies to automatically implement parental control features.”