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Amazon · AWS Acceptable Use Policy · View original document ↗

Prohibition on Child Sexual Exploitation Content

High confidence Common · 238 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Does Amazon prohibit use of the Services or AWS Site for any content or activity that promotes child sexual exploitation or abuse?
“for any content or activity that promotes child sexual exploitation or abuse;”
Version CA-V-000641, captured April 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
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)

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

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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

How other platforms handle this

Character.AI

Don't create or share defamatory or libelous content that could damage someone's reputation or falsely portray them in a harmful way.

ConvertKit

Content that is unoriginal, plagiarized, or copied from another individual or organization.

Mistral AI

You may not use Third-Party Content displayed using our web-search feature to (i) copy, store, archive, cache, or create a database of the Outputs, (ii) redistribute, resell, or sublicense the Third-Party Content...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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
Date stated by the document
July 1, 2021
As printed in Amazon’s text (version CA-V-000641), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 6, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000641, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018230
Document ID
CA-D-000028
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000641)
e3f07b1f3c1166a1381eb0debff157478ae96974de3b5b6f4053541cafa82703
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 10:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000641, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Amazon
Document: AWS Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018230
Version: CA-V-000641
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:03:34 UTC
SHA-256: e3f07b1f3c1166a1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon/aws-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-018230/prohibition-on-child-sexual-exploitation-content/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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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 238 platforms. See the full comparison.

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