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This clause establishes categorical restrictions on service use related to child safety by prohibiting a defined set of activities and content types. The provision operates as a use restriction that Anthropic enforces through its API governance framework.
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"Create, distribute, or promote child sexual abuse material ('CSAM'), including AI-generated CSAM; Facilitate the trafficking, sextortion, or any other form of exploitation of a minor; Facilitate minor grooming, including generating content designed to impersonate a minor; Fetishize or sexualize minors, including in fictional settings or via roleplay with the model.— Excerpt from Anthropic's Anthropic API Usage Policy
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This clause establishes categorical restrictions on service use related to child safety by prohibiting a defined set of activities and content types. The provision operates as a use restriction that Anthropic enforces through its API governance framework.
Users of the Anthropic API operate under an explicit prohibition against these specified activities and content categories. Violation of these restrictions triggers potential enforcement action including service suspension or termination under Anthropic's enforcement policies.
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