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Character.AI, the chatbot platform accused in several ongoing lawsuits of driving teens to self-harm and suicide, says it will move to block kids under 18 from using its services.

The company announced the sweeping policy change in a blog post today, in which it cited the “evolving landscape around AI and teens” as its reason for the shift. As for what this “evolving landscape” actually looks like, the company says it’s “seen recent news reports raising questions” and has “received questions from regulators” regarding the “content teens may encounter when chatting w

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