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Data Protection Authority opened investigation into Character Technologies over alleged GDPR violations in Character.AI

On 7 November 2024, the Italian Data Protection Authority opened an investigation into Character Technologies for alleged violations of Articles 12(1), 13(1) and (2), 14(1) and (2), 21(1) and (4), 24(1), 25(2), 27(1) and (4) and 35(1) of the General…

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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2024-11-07
under deliberation

On 7 November 2024, the Italian Data Protection Authority opened an investigation into Character Te…

2026-07-03
in force

On 3 July 2026, the Italian Data Protection Authority fined Character Technologies EUR 158'000 and …