Character.AI
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AI companionship platform not mentioned in the provided story context; context covers Meta and YouTube addiction lawsuits.
Meta and YouTube just took a crushing legal blow over tech addiction. At this rehab for addicted teens and adults, it’s treated like heroin
California jury awards $6M to a tech-addiction plaintiff against Meta and YouTube, validating infinite scroll and autoplay as legal negligence and opening the floodgates for thousands of pending lawsuits.
Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world’s first ‘mutual friend’
Benchmark invests $15M in stealth startup Eigen to build shared, synchronous AI experiences designed for collective benefit—a deliberate reaction against the hyper-personalized AI companion trend.
Character.AI’s new Books mode turns reading into roleplay
Character.AI monetizes reading by embedding interactive roleplay directly into public domain novels, offering users three distinct play modes—canonical narrative, off-script interaction, and guided prompts.