Compare content moderation governance provisions between TikTok and Threads. Provisions are extracted from monitored governance documents and classified by severity.
The agreement states that TikTok may remove both publicly and privately posted content for a broad range of reasons including potential harm determinations and legal compliance, which extends moderation authority to private messages and communications.
Consumer impact
This provision authorizes TikTok to remove or restrict access to content you post, including private content, based on policy violations, potential harm determinations, legal requirements, or court orders, without limitation on the scope of content subject to removal.
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Actual clause text
We may remove or restrict access to any content, including yours, whether publicly or privately posted, for any reason, including if (a) it violates these Terms, our Community Guidelines, or other conditions or policies, (b) it may cause harm to, or violate the rights of, our users, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, our affiliates, or other third parties, or (c) we are required to do so to comply with a legal requirement or court order, or are permitted to do so by law.
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The license grant establishes Threads' operational authority to process, store, and repurpose user-generated content across its service infrastructure and derivative applications without paying licensing fees, while retaining user ownership of the underlying content.
Consumer impact
Users grant Threads broad permissions to modify and create derivative works from posted content as part of service operation. The authorization is non-exclusive, meaning users retain the right to license their content elsewhere, and the scope is limited by the user's configured privacy and application settings.
Opt-out available
No opt-out available
Actual clause text
When you share, post, or upload content that is covered by intellectual property rights on or in connection with our Service, you hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content (consistent with your privacy and application settings).
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AI Difference AnalysisCompliance
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