BREAKING
China Halts Consumer AI Companions
Platforms Pull Custom Personas
1
Tencent Yuanbao Jun 30
↓
2
Alibaba Qwen ~Jul 10
↓
3
NetEase Miaoshi Jul 14
↓
4
ByteDance Doubao Jul 15
0
M
Doubao monthly users
0
M
user-built personas
What the New Rules Cover
Banned
In scope
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Virtual partners for minors
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Adult emotional dependency
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Custom persona features
Allowed
Out of scope
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Customer service bots
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Workplace assistants
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Education tools
Doubao Data Deleted Oct 15
A Narrowed Field for Emotional AI
AI NEWS BLITZ
Beijing has ordered China's tech giants to shut down their consumer AI companion features.