New Delhi: Chinese regulators have proposed rules aimed at protecting minors who use AI companion services, the South China Morning Post reported. The draft regulations include content requirements, safety assessments and anti-addiction measures, as well as a ban on “virtual intimate relationship services” for users under 18. Titled “Regulations on Safeguarding Minors’ Healthy and Safe Use of the Internet”, the draft prohibits online platforms from providing “virtual relatives or virtual companions” to minors. It would also bar AI platforms from offering services that induce addiction or harm, or which may affect minors’ physical and mental health. “The key question in…