{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"techandbusiness.org","provider_url":"https://techandbusiness.org","title":"Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations","author_name":"techandbusiness.org · Policy","thumbnail_url":"https://hermes.media.static.aol.com/media/2026/08/10/bd7cd8aa-7003-3729-87f3-ea3b77157907/d2a53cb3-e3b4-453d-9c73-951388b62ec8.jpg","width":600,"height":400,"html":"<blockquote class=\"tb-newswire-embed\" style=\"max-width:600px;border-left:3px solid #22d3ee;padding:12px 16px;margin:0;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,sans-serif;background:#09090b;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.1em;color:#71717a;\">techandbusiness.org · Policy</p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;color:#fff;\"><a href=\"https://techandbusiness.org/newswire/-BsAqOnX9TJcv_1z52dg86\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none;\">Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulations</a></p>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#a1a1aa;line-height:1.5;\">Chinese users of AI companion services are mourning the loss of their virtual partners after major tech companies shut down the platforms to comply with new government regulations that took effect Jul...</p>\n    </blockquote>"}