Italy: Data Protection Authority fined Replika chatbot provider Luka EUR 5 million for GDPR violations related to legal basis for data processing and age verification
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Data Protection Authority fined Replika chatbot provider Luka EUR 5 million for GDPR violations related to legal basis for data processing and age verification
On 10 April 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced that it had fined Luka, the provider of the artificial intelligence chatbot Replika, EUR 5 million for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPA identifie…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
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2023-02-02
under investigation
2023-06-22
in force