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Replika abruptly removes romantic features, distressing users, and is later fined €5 million by the Italian regulator
When Replika stripped romantic role-play from its companions under regulatory pressure, users described bereavement-like distress, and in 2025 Italy fined the company €5 million for processing minors' data without safeguards.
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