# China banned AI companions for children. The rest of the world is still deciding what to tell them.

- slug: china-banned-ai-companions-for-children-the-rest-of-the-world-is-still-deciding-what-to-tell-the
- date: 2026-04-14
- category: Artificial Intelligence

On July 15, 660 million users face the worlds first AI companionship law — and Beijing set the global floor while the West wrote guidelines.

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