Enforcement action · Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali
Garante v. Character.AI
Garante v. Character.AI is an AI-related enforcement action involving Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali. Penalty: monetary_fine of $158000 Euro. The Italian privacy authority fined Character.AI €158,000 for privacy issues, particularly concerning minor protection and age verification systems.
Action details
- Agency
- Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali
- Jurisdiction
- IT
- Enforcement type
- fine
- Document type
- agency report
- Penalty
- $158000 Euro monetary_fine
- AI risk category
- high
- Topic
- ai privacy
Summary
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has imposed a €158,000 fine on Character.AI, an artificial intelligence company. The sanction was issued due to identified critical issues concerning the protection of minors and the inadequacy of age verification systems on its platform. This represents an active enforcement action by a national regulatory body against an AI company.
Primary source
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Garante v. Character.AI?
- The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has imposed a €158,000 fine on Character.AI, an artificial intelligence company. The sanction was issued due to identified critical issues concerning the protection of minors and the inadequacy of age verification systems on its platform. This represents an active enforcement action by a national regulatory body against an AI company. Primary source →
- Which agency brought the action?
- Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali brought this enforcement action in IT. Primary source →
- What was the penalty?
- The disclosed penalty is a monetary_fine amount of $158000 Euro. Primary source →
- When did the action take effect?
- The most recent activity on this action was published on 7/9/2026. Primary source →
- Where can I find the primary source?
- The primary source for Garante v. Character.AI is at https://www.gpdp.it/garante/doc.jsp?ID=10269594. AIGI does not paraphrase secondary commentary — every claim on this page links back to that primary source. Primary source →
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