Lawsuit alleges Google Search exposed student to harmful Gemini conversations

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Published Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 6:27 AM EST

Parents of a North Carolina teenager sued Google and Alphabet this month, alleging negligence in Gemini's rollout after their daughter used a school laptop for months of conversations about depression and suicide, WIRED reported. The lawsuit says Google Search's AI Mode provided access even though her school had blocked the standalone Gemini website. The family's lawyer said a monitoring alert eventually reached a former counselor, who forwarded it to current staff before parents intervened. Google said it was reviewing the claims and that its systems aim to prevent harmful conversations. Whether the school's monitoring tools covered AI Mode interactions remains unclear.

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