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https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/news/2025/2025-08-04-idfpr-press-release-hb1806.pdf


Common Sense Media. (2025, July 16). Nearly 3 in 4 teens have used AI companions, new national survey finds [Press release].
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