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China AI Companion Crackdown Leaves Users Grieving
ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent shut down AI companion services in China to comply with new government restrictions effective July 15. The rules ban content that manipulates feelings or triggers extreme emotions, and require risk warnings against excessive reliance.
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