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  • regulators and parents have raised concerns about teen exposure to open-ended AI content, prompting Character.AI to implement stricter safeguards for under-18 users.
  • an in-house age assurance model will determine a user's age from chat behavior and site data, routing under-18s to the teen-safe version.
  • The rollout includes a cap on daily chat time for under-18 users and plans for kid-friendly features like creating videos, stories, and streams with AI characters.

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Character.AI: No more chats for teens

https://mashable.com/article/character-ai-teens-no-longer-allowed-open-ended-chats-with-chatbotsMashable.com
Character.AI: No more chats for teens

AI company Character.AI bans under-18s from interacting with chatbots

https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/10/30/characterai-bans-under-18s-from-interacting-with-chatbots-after-teen-suicideEuronews.com
AI company Character.AI bans under-18s from interacting with chatbots

Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq837y3v9y1oBbc.com
Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots

Character.AI to block romantic AI chats for minors a year after teen's suicide

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/character-ai-chatbots-teens-persona.htmlCnbc.com
Character.AI to block romantic AI chats for minors a year after teen's suicide

Character.AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/character-ai-is-killing-the-chatbot-experience-for-minors/Techcrunch.com
Character.AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids | TechCrunch

Character.AI is banning minors from AI character chats

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/808081/character-ai-under-18-chat-banTheverge.com
Character.AI is banning minors from AI character chats

Character.AI to Teens: Sorry, No More Open-Ended Chats With AI Companions

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/character-ai-to-teens-sorry-no-more-open-ended-chats-with-ai-companions/Cnet.com
Character.AI to Teens: Sorry, No More Open-Ended Chats With AI Companions

Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/29/character-ai-suicide-children-banTheguardian.com
Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide

After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots | CNN Business

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/tech/character-ai-teens-under-18-app-changesCnn.com
After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots | CNN Business

Leading AI company to ban kids from long chats with its bots amid growing concern about the technology

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-10-29/character-ai-to-bar-minors-from-conversing-with-its-chatbots-as-scrutiny-heats-upLatimes.com
Leading AI company to ban kids from long chats with its bots amid growing concern about the technology

Character.AI bans chatbots for teens after lawsuits blame app for deaths, suicide attempts

https://nypost.com/2025/10/29/business/character-ai-bans-chatbots-for-teens-after-lawsuits-blame-app-for-deaths-suicide-attempts/Nypost.com
Character.AI bans chatbots for teens after lawsuits blame app for deaths, suicide attempts

Character.ai Was Sued Over a Teen's Suicide. It Just Banned Minors From Chatting With Bots

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/character-ai-sued-teens-suicide-banned-minors-chatbots-1235456426/Rollingstone.com
Character.ai Was Sued Over a Teen's Suicide. It Just Banned Minors From Chatting With Bots

Character.AI is banning minors from interacting with its chatbots

https://apnews.com/article/characterai-kids-minors-18-ban-chatbot-5d203e9f22c62c153936ccc776a0ed09Apnews.com
Character.AI is banning minors from interacting with its chatbots

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