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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.
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 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 Cohere 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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