About AI Afterdark Wire
B2B news for the 18+ AI companion industry: platforms, payments, age verification, traffic and the operators building adult AI companion brands.
AI companions have become one of the most used — and most debated — categories in consumer AI. AI Afterdark Wire is an independent publication dedicated to covering the industry: its companies, its people, its economics and its rules.
Editorial policy
Independence. Our editorial team decides what we cover and how. Advertisers and partners do not get approval over news coverage.
Labelling. Content produced by or with a commercial partner is always labelled “Partner” or “Partner Content”. Partner placements in our directory and on our pages are labelled the same way.
Disclosure. AI Afterdark Wire has a commercial relationship with WhiteLabelFans, which appears on the site as our Featured Partner.
The Live Wire. Our Live Wire automatically collects headlines about the AI companion industry from other publishers. We link to the original source and don’t republish their articles. Categories on the wire are assigned automatically.
Corrections. If we get something wrong, we fix it and say so.
Not advice. Our regulation coverage is for information only and is not legal advice. Nothing on the site is financial advice.