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NON-FICTION · COMPANION · 2026-01-07

Character.AI and Google settle the teen-safety suits

Heart-circuit motif for the Character.AI settlement

Four states, landmark terms, under-18s phased off open chat. The case that drew the industry's boundary line.

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CNN — settlement (Jan 2026) ↗ LawsuitWatch — cases and signals explainer ↗

MY TAKE

The attachment debate grows teeth. Settlements without liability findings, teen access ending November 2025, 42 attorneys general circling. Read gently — real families, real grief, real precedent forming.

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