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Cohere extends its policy obligations downstream by requiring customers to both comply themselves and actively impose substantially similar obligations on their end users, creating a chain of accountability.
The updated policy removes all substantive acceptable use requirements that were previously posted and enforceable. Users no longer have a referenced standard defining what conduct is prohibited on the platform. The removal of enforcement procedures means users cannot verify what conduct may trigger access restriction, suspension, or termination. The elimination of the child safety and sexually explicit content prohibitions from the posted policy creates uncertainty about whether these protections remain in effect through other terms or have been abandoned.
View change record →Readers operating a Customer Application must comply with the Universal Requirements and must make their end users understand and follow substantially similar requirements.
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"You must ensure your Customer Application complies with the Universal Requirements of this Usage Policy and that users of your Customer Application understand and are required to comply with substantially similar requirements.Excerpt from Cohere's Usage Policy
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Cohere extends its policy obligations downstream by requiring customers to both comply themselves and actively impose substantially similar obligations on their end users, creating a chain of accountability.
Readers operating a Customer Application must comply with the Universal Requirements and must make their end users understand and follow substantially similar requirements.
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