Issued provisional order banning Luka/Replika from processing Italian users' data
On 2 February 2023, the Italian Data Protection Agency (DPA) issued a provisional order banning Luka, the developer and operator of the Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbot Replika, from processing the personal data of Italian users. The United …
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
On 2 February 2023, the Italian Data Protection Agency (DPA) issued a provisional order banning Lu…
2023-06-22
in force
On 22 June 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) concluded its investigation into the R…
2025-04-10
in force
On 10 April 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced that it had fined Luka, the…