Italy Fines Character AI Over GDPR Violations
TechNadu · x · 2026-07-10
The Italian privacy watchdog has fined Character Technologies €158,000. The penalties cite insufficient transparency in data processing, ineffective age verification, inadequate protections for minors, and broader GDPR compliance failures.
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