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Depending on how a user interacts with the Service, including which modes the user purposely selects, the Service may have content such as some suggestive dialogue, coarse language, crude humor, sexual situations, or violence.
Your User Submissions will not contain any: (a) swearing; (b) comments or actions which appear to be discriminatory...(c) comments or actions which promote bigotry, racism, hatred...(d) sexual innuendo...
restricts, interferes with or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Descript Service
"You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any Content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive, or otherwise violates any law...Excerpt from Duolingo's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “You will not upload, display, or otherwise provide on or through the Service any Content that: (i) is libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harassing, hateful, offensive, or otherwise violates any law...”
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