Character.AI prohibits all sexually explicit content, child sexual abuse material, grooming behavior, sexual extortion, pornography, and nudity on the platform.
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The explicit prohibition on child exploitation material and grooming reflects mandatory legal obligations under federal law and directly implicates the platform's CSAM reporting duties to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Any user who creates or shares content in these prohibited categories faces account enforcement and potential law enforcement referral, and the platform is legally required to report CSAM to federal authorities regardless of its community guidelines.
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"Respect Sexual Content Standards: Keep things appropriate. Illegal sexual content, child exploitation or abuse imagery, grooming, sexual extortion, pornographic content, and nudity are prohibited.Excerpt from Character.AI's Community Guidelines
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Federal law (18 U.S.C.
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The explicit prohibition on child exploitation material and grooming reflects mandatory legal obligations under federal law and directly implicates the platform's CSAM reporting duties to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Any user who creates or shares content in these prohibited categories faces account enforcement and potential law enforcement referral, and the platform is legally required to report CSAM to federal authorities regardless of its community guidelines.
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