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CSAM Prohibition and Mandatory Reporting

High severity
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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This is one of the most serious prohibitions in the policy — violations constitute federal crimes and Anthropic has committed to active detection and mandatory reporting to authorities, meaning law enforcement will be notified.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Anthropic's AUP directly affects what you can ask Claude to do — violations can result in your account being throttled, suspended, or permanently terminated without prior notice. For users of third-party apps built on Claude, the policy applies equally, meaning the app developer's failure to comply can affect your access too. You can report harmful or inaccurate AI outputs at usersafety@anthropic.com or via the in-product thumbs-down feedback feature.

How other platforms handle this

Google Medium

Don't misuse our services. For example, don't interfere with our services or try to access them using a method other than the interface and the instructions that we provide. You may use our services only as permitted by law, including applicable export and re-export control laws and regulations.

Wealthfront Medium

Scrape or copy information through any means (including crawlers, browser plugins and add-ons, and any other technology or manual work); Use, launch, or permit to be used any automated system, including without limitation "robots," "crawlers," or "spiders"

LinkedIn Medium

LinkedIn grants you a limited license to access and use the Services. You agree that you will not: use scraping, crawling, or other automated means (such as bots, scrapers, or spiders) to access or collect data or other content from the Services; reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decipher or...

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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.

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic Usage Policy
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002569
Document ID
CA-D-00013
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
fe6f60bf15130bb0c59c7054ad8111501f08769394cd72b598d456d524e13f2e
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Anthropic | Document: Anthropic Usage Policy | Record: CA-P-002569
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:36:08 UTC | SHA-256: fe6f60bf15130bb0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-usage-policy/csam-prohibition-and-mandatory-reporting/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's CSAM Prohibition and Mandatory Reporting clause do?

This is one of the most serious prohibitions in the policy — violations constitute federal crimes and Anthropic has committed to active detection and mandatory reporting to authorities, meaning law enforcement will be notified.

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