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Overview
- Character.AI will prohibit users under 18 from having open conversations with chatbots starting November 25, 2025.
- Until the ban takes effect, minors face a daily chat limit that begins at two hours and tapers down in the coming weeks.
- The company will roll out enhanced age verification using Persona and route under-18 users to a separate, more restricted experience.
- Younger users will retain access to creative tools such as AI-generated short videos, stories and broadcasts built around characters.
- The shift follows lawsuits, including a case linked to a 14-year-old’s suicide, as well as FTC scrutiny and new policy efforts in California and the U.S. Senate.