Tracker record · Texas · Investigation
Texas AG Character.AI civil investigative demand
A civil investigative demand issued to Character.AI in August 2025 concerning data practices affecting young users. A CID is an investigative tool, not a finding of liability.
Status
- Legal status
- Investigation; CID stage; last verified event: CID issued August 18, 2025 (August 18, 2025; Same CID release as Meta AI Studio; no later AG filing, settlement, or release appears in the sources reviewed as of October 13, 2026 (State AG AI chatbot tracker, updated about October 1, 2026; AinVest, September 2026))
- Allegation or finding
- Allegation (not a finding)
- Applicability
- Character.AI
- Enforceability
- Allegations only
- Procedural posture
- CID stage; no filed pleading tracked; no later public outcome appears in the sources reviewed as of October 13, 2026
- Law checked through
- October 13, 2026
- Source
- Texas AG release (August 18, 2025)
Procedural events
- 2025-08-18: CID issued
Related guides
- SCOPE, App Stores, and Known Minors
- AI Data, Derived Information, Privacy Engineering, and Evidence
- Attorney General Enforcement and Investigations