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Prohibition on Child Sexual Exploitation Content

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 245 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Does Amazon prohibit use of the Services or AWS Site for any content or activity that promotes child sexual exploitation or abuse?
Amazon prohibits use of the Services or AWS Site for any content or activity that promotes child sexual exploitation or abuse.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This is an absolute prohibition with no stated exceptions, covering both content and activity that promotes child sexual exploitation or abuse.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1777 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any use of AWS services for content or activity promoting child sexual exploitation or abuse is prohibited.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

Afterpay Medium

Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

Runway Medium

Gore, such as dismemberment, beheadings, mutilations, and exposed organs/bones/muscle

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for any content or activity that promotes child sexual exploitation or abuse;

Excerpt from Amazon's AWS Acceptable Use Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
AWS Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Amazon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018230
Document ID
CA-D-00028
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
81a5b31fdec6cb285a2169be6e946476749b9f851b29b39f7e57892fb401ad7b
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 10:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Amazon
Document: AWS Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018230
Captured: 2026-04-27 10:50:37 UTC
SHA-256: 81a5b31fdec6cb28…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon/aws-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-018230/prohibition-on-child-sexual-exploitation-content/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon's Prohibition on Child Sexual Exploitation Content clause do?

This is an absolute prohibition with no stated exceptions, covering both content and activity that promotes child sexual exploitation or abuse.

How does this clause affect you?

Any use of AWS services for content or activity promoting child sexual exploitation or abuse is prohibited.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 245 platforms. See the full comparison.

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