OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with content restrictions and parental controls

OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens on August 18, 2026, a version for users aged 13–17 that blocks content related to suicide, self-harm, and romantic or sexual chats, offers study-oriented learning features rather than finished answers, and gives parents controls including "quiet hours" that block teen access entirely. The launch follows parental controls introduced after litigation linked to a California teenager's suicide.