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This provision establishes Anthropic's operational boundaries and compliance framework regarding content involving minors. The mandatory reporting mechanism creates a procedural obligation that integrates law enforcement notification into the service's governance structure when specified conduct is detected.
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View change record →Users operating under this policy are bound by a prohibition on specified categories of conduct involving minors, with the understanding that Anthropic maintains detection and reporting protocols. The provision clarifies that Anthropic defines minors as individuals under 18 years old regardless of jurisdiction, establishing uniform applicability across service usage.
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You must not, and must not allow others to: Facilitate illegal or harmful activity through the End User Services; Cause harm to us or others through the End User Services;
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"This includes using our products or services to: 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; Facilitate child abuse of any form, including instructions for how to conceal abuse; Promote or facilitate pedophilic relationships, including via roleplay with the model; Fetishize or sexualize minors, including in fictional settings or via roleplay with the model. Note: We define a minor or child to be any individual under the age of 18 years old, regardless of jurisdiction. When we detect CSAM (including AI-generated CSAM), or coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activities, we will report to relevant authorities.— Excerpt from Anthropic's Anthropic API Usage Policy
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This provision establishes Anthropic's operational boundaries and compliance framework regarding content involving minors. The mandatory reporting mechanism creates a procedural obligation that integrates law enforcement notification into the service's governance structure when specified conduct is detected.
Users operating under this policy are bound by a prohibition on specified categories of conduct involving minors, with the understanding that Anthropic maintains detection and reporting protocols. The provision clarifies that Anthropic defines minors as individuals under 18 years old regardless of jurisdiction, establishing uniform applicability across service usage.
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