What Does It Mean When Cis, Straight Men are Verbally Violent Toward Their AI Girlfriends and Bragging About It on Reddit?

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Replika an app designed to provide users with virtual chatbots to engage with was originally created in 2017 when the app’s creator’s best friend was tragically killed in a hit-and-run. Wanting a way to…