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An aggressive tightening of conversational guardrails on Character.AI has triggered widespread backlash across online communities. Here is an independent technical audit of the resulting…
Companions culture vs wallet: meme signal is not a score. Live Candy AI and OurDream /go/ routes, documentation-led checks only.
A privacy-toggle feature borrowed from browsers is showing up in AI companion apps. What it likely does — and does not — change about…
Before the first message, most people check the price. Almost nobody checks this one setting first — and it is the one that is…
Voice and video-style features are spreading across AI companion products. That shift changes what kind of data you are generating, not just how you…
It is not one dark pattern. It is a stack of small, individually defensible design choices that add up to real friction.
AI companion operators keep revising their privacy pages — often without a visible changelog. Here is why that matters and how to actually catch…
California SB 243 adds chatbot disclosure, safety protocols, break reminders and future reporting. Here is the user-facing control checklist.
Final EU guidance turns AI disclosure into a practical check. What companion users can verify from 2 August—and what a label still cannot prove.
Companion apps cannot treat consent as decorative dialogue. Boundaries should shape generation, memory, image handling, persona design, blocking and complaint systems, especially when a…
Check when a change takes effect, which plan or region it covers, and whether existing accounts are included. Our reporting links back to source material so you can distinguish a product announcement from an available feature.
