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Don't create or share defamatory or libelous content that could damage someone's reputation or falsely portray them in a harmful way.
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Using a Stock Avatar to create, offer or sell any non-fungible tokens (NFTs), or incorporating any Stock Avatars therein.
"To defame, disparage or otherwise harass others;Excerpt from DeepSeek's Open Source License
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The clause states: “To defame, disparage or otherwise harass others;”
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