Policymakers risk repeating mistakes they made trying to govern social media in their rush to protect kids from potential harms posed by AI chatbots, according to a new report by a Washington, D.C. think tank.

In seeking solutions to real or alleged harms to children on social media, policymakers turned to flawed policies — such as age verification and outright bans — that cut children off from social media’s benefits instead of actually targeting its risks, the report published by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) maintained.

The report, written by policy analyst Alex Ambrose, contends that legislators are now…

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