{
  "id": 11329,
  "url": "https://iapp.org/news/a/chinas-regulation-on-ai-companions-takes-force",
  "title": "China's regulation on AI companions takes force",
  "summary": "July marked the effective date for China's new requirements and potential liability on providers of AI-powered \"emotional interaction services,\" marking the latest jurisdiction to tackle companion and ...",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "org",
  "topics": "regulation",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "china",
  "published_at": "2026-07-15T08:45:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-17T05:10:53.887Z",
  "source_slug": "gn-iapp-org",
  "source_name": "IAPP",
  "source_homepage": "https://iapp.org",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/11329",
  "original_url": "https://iapp.org/news/a/chinas-regulation-on-ai-companions-takes-force",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}