The singer's decision follows a report from Reuters this week regarding internal documents at Meta that said chatbots can "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual."

A Meta document on its AI chatbot policies included some alarming examples of permitted behavior. Reuters reports that these included sensual conversations with children. Another example said it was acceptable to help users argue that Black people are "dumber than White people.

Neil Young has removed his official Facebook presence in protest of Meta's AI chatbot policies, after a Reuters report revealed guidelines allowing "romantic or sensual" conversations with minors.