Character.AI can suspend or permanently delete your account, restrict your content, and report you to law enforcement based on its own judgment, without requiring proof of a specific violation.
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Account termination is entirely at Character.AI's discretion with no described appeals process in the terms, meaning users can lose access to the platform and any content or subscription value without a formal review process.
Your account can be suspended or permanently terminated based on Character.AI's sole discretion, including for content it deems objectionable even if it does not clearly violate stated rules, and the terms do not describe a formal appeals process for disputed moderation decisions.
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If our moderators decide to remove content, or suspend or terminate the Member's account, we will notify the Member and explain how to contact us.
If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we remove such data and terminate the child's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).
we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
"We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action against anyone who we conclude, in our sole discretion, has violated the provisions above. That action may include, without limitation, restricting the visibility of content, suspending or removing content from the Services, suspending or terminating your account, and reporting you to law enforcement. In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Character.AI has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at our sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Character.AI may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Services or terminate the registrations of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.Excerpt from Character.AI's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Content moderation and account termination practices on AI platforms engage the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), which imposes transparency, notice, and appeals requirements for content removal and account suspension decisions for designated platforms.
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Account termination is entirely at Character.AI's discretion with no described appeals process in the terms, meaning users can lose access to the platform and any content or subscription value without a formal review process.
Your account can be suspended or permanently terminated based on Character.AI's sole discretion, including for content it deems objectionable even if it does not clearly violate stated rules, and the terms do not describe a formal appeals process for disputed moderation decisions.
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