BREAKING
China Orders AI Firms to Strip Human Personas
How the Rules Rolled Out
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Dec 27 2025 draft
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Apr 10 2026 issued
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Jul 15 2026 in effect
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Doubao monthly users
Platforms Fall Into Line
Alibaba Qwen
Jul 10
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Disabled human-like agents
Tencent Yuanbao
June
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Acted early on personas
Not a Blanket AI Ban
A Template for Companion AI
AI NEWS BLITZ
China is forcing its biggest chatbot platforms to disable human-like AI companions.