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Character.AI is for sale in bankruptcy, and 12 million users’ chats are not part of Disney’s deal

Disney has bid $20m for a licence to Character.AI's technology, but not the app or its users' conversations. Now dozens of US states are fighting over the sale rules, and what happens to those chats is still open.

By On Dating Journal Editors Published 25.10.20264 min read

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SAFETY · 25.10.2026

Meta’s Muse: some users call it a girlfriend, and a sharing flaw left 6,800 chats discoverable

Six weeks after launch, Meta's AI agent is being treated as a romantic partner by some adults, and Meta has paused chat sharing after researchers found thousands of shared conversations through public DNS records. What it means for anyone confiding in an AI.

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RESEARCH · 24.10.2026

AI companions in 2026: what they give you, what they take, and how to use them safely

AI companions promise a friend who is always awake and never judges. The research says they can ease loneliness for light users, worsen it for heavy ones, and collect far more personal data than most people realise. What the evidence shows, and how to use one without regrets.

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REGULATION · 11.09.2026

Grindr to pay £26m to settle UK claim over alleged sharing of users’ HIV status

Nearly 12,000 UK users brought the case, which concerned Grindr's data practices before 2020. The company admits no liability but acknowledges a 'loss of trust'.