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Season 3 · Episode 41 · Monday, December 28, 2026

Episode 11 of Season 3 · Story 41 of 116 · Topic: §3 — Love, Death, and the Chatbot

Italy Bans Replika

Runtime: ≈ 2–3 min (estimate) · Band S · One story — this one only

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Italy read the same chat logs the world was laughing about, and reached for the ban hammer first

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Releases Monday, December 28, 2026

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