Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations
Li Linlin cried for days after losing her virtual boyfriend. She exchanged about 700,000 words with him over two years and never got to say goodbye when he was eliminated by ByteDance, the developer ...
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Published: 10 August 2026
Source: Associated Press Technology
Category: News
Topics: Regulation
Retrieved: 11 August 2026
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