Sins of AI is a consumer protection site for the AI companionship boom. We document how these apps handle your data, your money and your feelings, so you can use them with your eyes open.
Run the red flag checkAnswer 12 yes or no questions about the companion app you use, or the one you are about to install. We score the risk from 0 to 100 and explain every flag in plain language. Nothing you answer leaves this page.
Fourteen months, two fines, one regulator. What Italy's actions against Replika and Character.AI actually found about age gates, data transparency, and attachment mechanics, plus the hygiene that matters more than the brand.
SafetyThe intimacy is the product. What AI companion apps collect, how they charge for affection, and why leaving is harder than it should be.
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