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no Materials will be accessed from, downloaded in, released in, carried to, transferred to, transshipped through, exported to, or re-exported...to any territory...to which such Materials could not be transferred directly from the United States
You also will not provide access to or allow the use of our Services by any government, entity or individual: (a) located in any Prohibited Jurisdiction; or (b) identified on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals...
the Services may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any U.S. embargoed countries or any country that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, or (b) to anyone listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties
"You agree to not use our services to store or distribute content that is subject to export controls, unless you have obtained all required government export authorizations.Excerpt from Discord's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “You agree to not use our services to store or distribute content that is subject to export controls, unless you have obtained all required government export authorizations.”
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