Which regulatory agencies enforce this type of clause?

{'agency': 'FTC', 'reason': 'The FTC has authority over unfair and deceptive practices, including platforms that facilitate illegal discrimination or deceptive extremist content distribution.', 'complaint_url': 'https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/'}, {'agency': 'State_AG', 'reason': 'State Attorneys General enforce civil rights and consumer protection laws implicated by AI-generated discriminatory content.', 'complaint_url': 'https://www.naag.org/find-my-ag/'}

What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Prohibition on Incitement of Violence and Hateful Behavior clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Prohibition on Incitement of Violence and Hateful Behavior — Anthropic

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What it is

Claude cannot be used to promote terrorism, support extremist organizations, incite violence against anyone, or spread discrimination based on race, religion, gender, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are protected from being exposed to AI-generated extremist content, hate speech, or targeted discrimination through Anthropic's products — and operators who build such functionality face account termination.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

The material support prohibition aligns Claude's AUP with federal terrorism statutes, creating a direct interface between platform policy and criminal law obligations.

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Incite, facilitate, or promote violent extremism, terrorism, or hateful behavior... Provide material support for organizations or individuals associated with violent extremism, terrorism, or hateful behavior... Promote discriminatory practices or behaviors against individuals or groups on the basis of one or more protected attributes such as race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or any other identifying trait.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages 18 U.S.C. § 2339B (material support to designated terrorist organizations), 18 U.S.C. § 875 (interstate threats), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (discriminatory content in employment contexts), the EU Terrorist Content Online Regulation (EU 2021/784, one-hour removal obligation), EU Digital Services Act (DSA, Art. 16 notice-and-action for illegal content), and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § 230) as a potential liability shield. (2)

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Applicable agencies

FTC

The FTC has authority over unfair and deceptive practices, including platforms that facilitate illegal discrimination or deceptive extremist content distribution.
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State AG

State Attorneys General enforce civil rights and consumer protection laws implicated by AI-generated discriminatory content.
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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-003876

Document ID

CA-D-00013

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup

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SHA-256

fe6f60bf15130bb0c59c7054ad8111501f08769394cd72b598d456d524e13f2e

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How to Cite

ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Anthropic | Document: Anthropic Usage Policy | Record: CA-P-003876
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:36:08 UTC | SHA-256: fe6f60bf15130bb0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-usage-policy/prohibition-on-incitement-of-violence-and-hateful-behavior/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

Classification

Severity

Medium

Prohibition on Incitement of Violence and Hateful Behavior