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title: "Luka Inc. fined EUR 5,000,000 (Italy, 2025)"
canonical: "https://dposchool.com/gdpr/fine/garante-luka-replika-2025-04"
source: "https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/ai-the-italian-supervisory-authority-fines-company-behind-chatbot-replika_en"
source_note: "Only the authority's decision is authoritative."
text_as_of: "2026-10-28"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

Fine · Italy

# Luka Inc.: EUR 5,000,000

[Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/about#review)

- **Authority:** Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
- **Country:** Italy
- **Date:** Decision of 10 April 2025
- **Amount:** EUR 5,000,000, as imposed (not converted)
- **Appeal status:** Unknown
- **Provisions cited:** [Article 5(1)(a)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/5#1-a), [Article 5(1)(c)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/5#1-c), [Article 6](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/6), [Article 12](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/12), [Article 13](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/13), [Article 24](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/24), [Article 25(1)](https://dposchool.com/gdpr/article/25#1)

## What the fine was for (summary, not the official text)

AI companion chatbot ran with no identified legal basis, an inadequate privacy policy and no effective age verification despite excluding minors.

## Official source

- [Decision or announcement of the authority](https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/ai-the-italian-supervisory-authority-fines-company-behind-chatbot-replika_en)

Checked against the official source on 28 October 2026.

Only the authority's decision is authoritative. This is reference material, not legal advice.

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