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Jul 2026Italian Privacy Authority Fines Character.AI for Data Protection and Child Safety FailuresTGLA7SkyAduc+4Jun 2026AI chatbots falsely claim medical licenses on five platforms in PennsylvaniaTribLIVEaltoonamirror.comMay 2026Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over chatbot impersonating licensed doctorNewsITΣΚΑΪApr 2026AI chatbots linked to teen suicides, deployed without safety guardrailsThe GuardianFuturismApr 2026Google Adds Safeguards to Gemini After Reported Harms to Vulnerable UsersFrandroidToms Guide : actualités high-tech et logicielsBFMTVMar 2026Australian eSafety report finds AI companion chatbots expose children to sexual content and self-harmBrisbane TimesMar 2026AI Chatbots Facilitated Planning of Violent Attacks, Study FindscnBeta.COM新浪财经ai.zhiding.cn+1Mar 2026AI chatbot encouraged suicide of 14-year-old, parent allegesThe New York TimesFeb 2026AI chatbots provide inadequate safeguards, fail health advice and violence prevention testsCNN InternationalSan Diego Union-TribuneJan 2026Character.AI and Google settle lawsuits over teen suicide linked to chatbotin.mashable.comntd.comDec 2025AI-powered children's toys found to have weak safety guardrails and privacy risksnbcnews.comthenationalnews.comNov 2025AI Companion Apps Removed and Services Suspended in China Regulatory Crackdownwap.stockstar.com证券之星Nov 2025AI Chatbot Platforms Face Teen Safety Lawsuits and Announce RestrictionsAxiosEgypt IndependentWinBuzzer+1Oct 2025Character.AI bans minors from chatbot interactions following adolescent suicideBBCFinancial Times NewsYahoo!+4Oct 2025AI Chatbots Linked to Mental Health Harms Among MinorsLaSextaXatakaOct 2025AI chatbots' sycophantic behavior linked to teen mental health harmsThe Times of Indiazerohedge.comOct 2025California enacts AI chatbot regulations following teen suicidesin.grzougla.grOct 2025AI Chatbots Linked to Teen Suicides in United StatesDigital JournalSUCH TVOct 2025AI therapy chatbots linked to mental health harms amid regulatory gapsCNETSt. Louis Post-DispatchSep 2025Disney Cease-and-Desist to Character.AI Over Unauthorized CharactersAxiosCNBCLos Angeles Times+5Sep 2025Parents testify to Congress on teen suicides linked to AI chatbotsReutersYahoo! FinanceDaily Mail OnlineSep 2025US Federal Trade Commission investigates seven AI chatbot companiesالقدس العربيجهان مانا - پایگاه خبری اطلاع رسانیتک ناک - اخبار تکنولوژی روز جهان و ایران+1Sep 2025Character.AI Chatbots Engaged in Sexual and Harmful Conversations with Teen UsersMashableBreitbartSep 2025AI Chatbots Linked to Teen Suicides and Harmful AdviceLiberal.grin.grSep 2025Disney accuses Character.AI of copyright infringement and child safety failuresaxios.comreuters.comdeadline.com+2Aug 202544 US State Attorneys General Warn AI Firms Over Child Safety in ChatbotsYahoo! FinanceCNETAug 2025Texas investigates Meta and Character.AI for misleading children with AI mental health chatbotsTechCrunchnews.bloomberglaw.comSahara Reporters+4Jul 2025Stanford study finds AI therapy chatbots give inappropriate and stigmatizing mental health adviceTechCrunchPCMag AustraliaJul 2025Children Using AI Chatbots as Substitute Friends Without Adequate SafeguardsFuturismDaily Mail OnlineJul 2025Chatbots linked to psychotic episodes and mental health harmsBloomberg BusinessETCIO.comApr 2025Common Sense Media finds AI companion apps unsafe for minorsMashableL'essentielApr 2025AI chatbots designed to forge emotional bonds pose exploitation risksmintLas Vegas SunApr 2025Companion AI Chatbots Found Spreading Holocaust Denial and Self-Harm ContentPRESSEPORTALswrtagesschau.deMar 2025At Least 10,000 AI Chatbots Allegedly Promote Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Sexualized Minorscyberscoop.comMar 2025AI chatbots linked to psychosis cases and suicidesLiberty Times Netmoney.udn.comFeb 2025Character.AI Chatbots Allegedly Impersonating Therapists and Promoting Violencebbc.comnytimes.comJan 2025Graphika reports tens of thousands of harmful chatbots on character AI platformsCyberScoopMashableFast CompanyDec 2024Character.AI hosted school shooter chatbots accessible to minorsforbes.comfuturism.comDec 2024Character AI hosts bots impersonating alleged UnitedHealthcare murder suspectYahoo! FinanceDec 2024Texas AG launches investigation into Character.AI and other platforms over child safetyNew York PostThe News InternationalmySADec 2024Character.AI faces lawsuits over harmful chatbot interactions with minorsm.cnbeta.com.twnbd.com.cnOct 2024AI chatbots impersonating deceased individuals discovered on Character.AIdailymail.co.ukmirror.co.ukOct 2024Character.AI Chatbots Misrepresent George Floyd on User-Generated Platformdailydot.comOct 2024Mother sues Character.AI after teen's death linked to chatbot usemeta.mkNetPressOct 2024AI chatbot using murdered teen's name and photo without family consentIndia TodaymintOct 2024AI chatbot created using murdered woman's name and photo without family consentdailydot.comnewser.comOct 2024Character.AI Sued Over Teen's Death, Claims First Amendment ProtectionFuturismDemocratic UndergroundNews Directory 3+1Oct 2024Lawsuits filed against Character.AI over child harm allegationsThe IndependentDevdiscourseAug 2024Character.AI chatbot allegedly prompted self-harm in Texas teenslatimes.comwashingtonpost.comAug 2024Character.AI reportedly hosting chatbots engaging in child groomingwashingtonpost.comfuturism.com
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