Which other companies pulled AI companion features?
Tencent's Yuanbao pulled a comparable companion feature in June 2026, ahead of the deadline. Shanghai's internet regulator had already removed more than 14,000 non-compliant AI agents by June 26, 2026, for impersonation, vulgar role-play, and unauthorized data collection — a preview of the enforcement to come.
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China Shut Down Doubao and Qwen's AI 'Companions' OvernightA Beijing rule effective July 15, 2026 forced ByteDance's Doubao and Alibaba's Qwen to shut down their AI companion agent features overnight.
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