Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, banned U.S.-based artificial intelligence chatbot company Replika from processing the personal data of Italian users. The Garante said the application "presents concrete risks for minors," "does not respect the principle of transparency" and "carries out an unlawful processing of personal data." The authority gave the company 20 days to follow its order or face a fine of up to 20 million euros or 4% of annual global turnover.