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Misinformation and harmful content generation prohibited

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 245 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does Cohere prohibit the generation of?
Cohere prohibits the generation of misinformation and other harmful content, including news or other articles that manipulate public opinion and any content that aims to incite hate or mischaracterize a group of people.
What harmful content does Cohere prohibit?
Cohere prohibits the generation of misinformation and other harmful content, including news or other articles that manipulate public opinion and any content that aims to incite hate or mischaracterize a group of people.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition covers two distinct categories of harmful content — opinion manipulation through fabricated or misleading articles and hate-inciting or group-mischaracterizing content — establishing broad limits on permissible generation.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1777 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users and developers may not use Cohere to generate articles that manipulate public opinion or any content that aims to incite hate or mischaracterize a group of people.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Generation of misinformation and other harmful content: The generation of news or other articles which manipulate public opinion, or any content which aims to incite hate or mischaracterize a group of people.

Excerpt from Cohere's Responsible Use Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere Responsible Use Policy
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064303
Document ID
CA-D-00830
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
06ab5e02539ada114dce05fa235995dca7762c7cb5d195703306b5ef9bf69fc6
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere Responsible Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-064303
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:27:24 UTC
SHA-256: 06ab5e02539ada11…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-responsible-use-policy/provision/CA-P-064303/misinformation-and-harmful-content-generation-prohibited/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's Misinformation and harmful content generation prohibited clause do?

This prohibition covers two distinct categories of harmful content — opinion manipulation through fabricated or misleading articles and hate-inciting or group-mischaracterizing content — establishing broad limits on permissible generation.

How does this clause affect you?

Users and developers may not use Cohere to generate articles that manipulate public opinion or any content that aims to incite hate or mischaracterize a group of people.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 245 platforms. See the full comparison.

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