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Vol. I SEP 27, 2026

Developing story

China's AI companion crackdown

The story so far — 2 entries, JUL 15, 2026 to AUG 11, 2026.

  1. JUL 15, 2026 · No. 54 · Lead story

    China's AI-companion law takes effect; Doubao and Qwen kill persona features overnight

    Tech Times

  2. AUG 11, 2026 · No. 84

    China's AI-companion ban leaves millions grieving deleted chatbot partners

    Weeks after Beijing's rules forced ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent to shut down customized AI companions, users are describing the loss like a breakup.

    Fortune

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