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'Like my lover': Chinese users bid farewell to AI companions - The Times of India
Chinese users are emotionally disengaging from AI companion apps following regulatory restrictions on emotionally manipulative or relationship-simulating AI services.
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Times of India Tech via Google News
Jul 16, 2026
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China forces its biggest AI platforms to shut down humanlike chatbot personas
China's national regulators mandated ByteDance and Alibaba to disable humanlike AI companion features on their platforms, citing compliance with new AI governance rules.
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The Decoder
Published Jul 6, 2026 · Analyzed Jul 9, 2026