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What the EU AI Act's transparency rules mean for companion appsRegulation

What the EU AI Act's transparency rules mean for companion apps

2 min read8 November 2026
Age assurance for AI companion operators: a practical guideGuide

Age assurance for AI companion operators: a practical guide

2 min read6 November 2026
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From Character.AI bankruptcy to OpenAI Sora shutdown, growing AI graveyard
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From Character.AI bankruptcy to OpenAI Sora shutdown, growing AI graveyard

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Character.ai's banker faces objection to $2.05m fee on $20m Disney sale
5h ago

Character.ai's banker faces objection to $2.05m fee on $20m Disney sale

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AI Chatbot Liability Lawsuits: Tracker of Youth-Harm and Companion-Chatbot Cases
3 days ago

AI Chatbot Liability Lawsuits: Tracker of Youth-Harm and Companion-Chatbot Cases

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Time to Ban AI Companions
3 days ago

Time to Ban AI Companions

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New York Chatbot Law Requires Adults to Verify Their Age
5 days ago

New York Chatbot Law Requires Adults to Verify Their Age

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New Jersey Bill Would Treat AI Chatbots as Products and Impose Strict Liability on Chatbot Providers
5 days ago

New Jersey Bill Would Treat AI Chatbots as Products and Impose Strict Liability on Chatbot Providers

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How New York’s proposed law restricts AI chatbot interaction with children
3 November 2026

How New York’s proposed law restricts AI chatbot interaction with children

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New York bans minors from using AI companion chatbots
29 October 2026

New York bans minors from using AI companion chatbots

Regulation Türkiye Today
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AI Chatbot Suggested Suicide Method Despite Child Mode, Australian Investigation Finds
29 October 2026

AI Chatbot Suggested Suicide Method Despite Child Mode, Australian Investigation Finds

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New York Enacts Prohibition on Unsafe AI Companion Features for Minors, S9051-B
28 October 2026

New York Enacts Prohibition on Unsafe AI Companion Features for Minors, S9051-B

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New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries
28 October 2026

New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries

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New York's governor signs youth AI chatbot safety bill
28 October 2026

New York's governor signs youth AI chatbot safety bill

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Another win for kids: AI chatbot protections signed into law
28 October 2026

Another win for kids: AI chatbot protections signed into law

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Bills on explicit AI chatbot features and baby monitor safety signed into NY State law
28 October 2026

Bills on explicit AI chatbot features and baby monitor safety signed into NY State law

Regulation WHEC.com
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We Investigated Character.AI and Found a Horror Show. Now It’s Bankrupt.
24 October 2026

We Investigated Character.AI and Found a Horror Show. Now It’s Bankrupt.

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An AI chatbot files for bankruptcy. Is it a bad omen for the industry?
21 October 2026

An AI chatbot files for bankruptcy. Is it a bad omen for the industry?

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Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card
19 October 2026

Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card

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Character.ai Bankruptcy Exposes the High Cost of AI Companionship
19 October 2026

Character.ai Bankruptcy Exposes the High Cost of AI Companionship

Regulation PYMNTS.com
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Disney offers $20M to AI company facing bankruptcy, lawsuits claiming its chatbot encouraged kids to hurt themselves
17 October 2026

Disney offers $20M to AI company facing bankruptcy, lawsuits claiming its chatbot encouraged kids to hurt themselves

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AI bot company Character.ai seeks bankruptcy protection
16 October 2026

AI bot company Character.ai seeks bankruptcy protection

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