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AI companions
AI companions are chatbot apps built around ongoing conversations with a persona, such as a friend, partner or user-created character, rather than around getting tasks done. Character.AI, Replika, Nomi and Talkie are examples. This page tracks the companies, their age rules and how users' data is handled, including what happens when a companion app is sold or shuts down.
- FTC companion-chatbot study
- 6(b) orders to seven companies, announced September 11, 2025
- Character.AI under-18 rule
- Open-ended chat for under-18 users to end no later than November 25, 2025 (announced October 29, 2025)
- Character.AI bankruptcy
- Chapter 11, US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, filed October 12, 2026; case 26-11603 (BLS)
- Character.AI data export
- Takes 3–4 weeks; download link valid 7 days
- Replika minimum age
- 18 (terms updated March 30, 2026)
- Nomi minimum age
- 18 (terms effective January 16, 2026)
- Talkie minimum age
- 14, or 15 or 16 in some countries (terms updated April 23, 2025)
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