Laws, platform policies, and regulation affecting AI companions and adult AI content — from state chatbot laws to app-store rules.
The EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency obligations took effect August 2, requiring every AI companion app serving EU users to disclose it is AI, label synthetic content, and mark deepfakes.
YouTube terminated popular ASMR channels for violating its sex and nudity policy, signaling a broader crackdown on adult-adjacent content that could affect NSFW AI and companion AI developers.
25 tech companies including Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta signed an open letter urging the White House not to restrict open-weight AI — a decision with direct stakes for companion AI developers.
California's SB 243 has been in effect for six months. Oregon and Washington join in 2027 with different requirements for companion apps.
Tennessee's SB 1580 took effect July 1, joining California and New York's active companion laws as 35+ states regulate AI chatbots.
China's first AI companion law takes effect July 15, forcing ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen to shut down agent features. Users risk permanent data loss.
