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Cohere imposes an explicit bar on using its Services to promote or incite violence and terrorism, establishing a baseline of prohibited harmful speech.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains four independent prohibitions. The canonical claim states the primary one (item 1). The remaining three independent prohibitions—self-harm glorification/facilitation, sexually exploitative or abusive use, and hate speech—are recorded in omitted_material.
Readers are prohibited from using Cohere Services in any manner that incites violence, threats, extremism, or terrorism.
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"Any use of the Cohere Services that (1) incites violence, threats, extremism, or terrorism; (2) glorifies or facilitates self-harm; (3) is sexually exploitative or abusive; (4) constitutes hate speech...Excerpt from Cohere's Usage Policy
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Cohere imposes an explicit bar on using its Services to promote or incite violence and terrorism, establishing a baseline of prohibited harmful speech.
Readers are prohibited from using Cohere Services in any manner that incites violence, threats, extremism, or terrorism.
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