Safety
India's AI Labelling Rules (2026): What Every AI Site Must Show
India amended the IT Rules on 10 February 2026, with compliance required from 20 February 2026. Platforms must label synthetically generated content clearly and prominently, and must act on takedown requests within 3 hours for court or government orders, 2 hours for high-risk content such as NCII or impersonation, 36 hours for complaints about an individual, and 7 days for general grievances. Crucially, AI-generated text is not within the definition of synthetically generated information.
Character AI Age Limit in 2026: What Changed and Who Can Still Chat
Character.AI removed open-ended chat for under-18 users on 25 November 2025, after announcing the change on 29 October 2025. As of October 2026 that restriction is still in force. Under-18 accounts can use other creative formats — video, stories, streams — but not free-form conversation with characters. Age is checked by an in-house model plus third-party verification, with ID or facial checks as a fallback.