Character.AI Restricts Minors from Interacting With Bots Based on Real People and Fandom Characters

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AI — the Google-backed AI chatbot company currently facing two separate lawsuits concerning the welfare of minor users — appears to have blocked minor users from engaging with some of the site's most popular bots, such as characters based on beloved fandom characters and ultra-famous cultural figures like Elon Musk and Selena Gomez.

Our testing of the platform found that chatbots based on popular fictional characters, for example those from fan-favorite blockbuster franchises including "The Twilight Saga" and "The Hunger Games," were no longer accessible via an account listed as belonging to a 14-year-old user.

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Author / Journalist: Maggie Harrison Dupré

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesOman

Topics: Ai Ai chatbots Google Character.ai Artificial Intelligence

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Published On: 2025-01-17 @ 14:02:10 (17 hours ago)

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