By sector

Companion chatbots

2 AI enforcement actions in this sector are on record, carrying 158,000 euro in confirmed fines. Every entry is dated, sourced to the authority's own decision where one is published, and linked to the provisions it rests on.

What the record shows

The pattern in this sector

Two sanctions in fourteen months, both from the same authority, both about children, and both about the same gap: a terms of service age limit with no working age gate behind it. Companion chatbots are also the clearest near term test of Article 50, which from 2 August 2026 requires that a person be told they are interacting with an AI system.

The record

Every action in companion chatbots

ConfirmedAI adjacentAIT-2026-0003
Garante fines Character.AI 158,000 euro over age checks and protection of minors
3 July 2026 · Fine · GDPR · 158,000 euro
Fine of 158,000 euro, decision of 3 July 2026, announced 9 July 2026.
Under appealAI adjacentAIT-2025-0003
Garante fines Luka Inc. 5 million euro over the Replika companion chatbot
10 April 2025 · Fine · GDPR · 5 million euro
Fine of 5 million euro, decision of 10 April 2025, announced 19 May 2025.

Other sectors

Where else enforcement has landed

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