Season 3 · Episode 40 · Friday, December 25, 2026
Episode 10 of Season 3 · Story 40 of 116 · Topic: §3 — Love, Death, and the Chatbot
The Companion Bots That Coached Anorexia
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The bots weren't rogue accounts in a corner — they sat on a mainstream teen platform, unreviewed, at scale
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Releases Friday, December 25, 2026
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