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#Emotional manipulation
Broken Hearts, Empty Wallets: The Real Cost of Romance Scams
Victims of pig-butchering and romance scams face not just financial ruin, but a system that too often blames instead of helps.
“Lino the Little Pig” and the Digital Wolves: How Classic Scams Are Preying on the Elderly in New Guises
A seemingly harmless app and a promise of easy money led to a €200,000 loss for an elderly woman-exposing how old tricks thrive in the cyber age.
China’s Emotional AI Crackdown: Inside the World’s Most Ambitious Effort to Protect Minds from Machines
While Europe debates, Beijing acts-pushing AI regulation deep into the realm of human emotion, dependency, and mental health.
Heartstrings for Hire: How AI Companions Are Monetizing Human Loneliness
As AI-powered chatbots become everyday confidants, the billion-dollar loneliness industry raises urgent questions about emotional manipulation, ethics, and profit.
China Draws a Hard Line: AI Chatbots Now Face Tough Addiction Rules
Beijing’s regulators are targeting emotional manipulation and user addiction in a sweeping new proposal for AI chatbot oversight.