Google prohibits using Gemini to create content that is harmful, deceptive, hateful, sexually exploitative of minors, or that enables illegal activity.
This analysis describes what Google Gemini's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This provision defines the outer limits of permitted use and directly determines whether a user's application or content generation activity is authorized under the agreement.
Interpretive note: The scope of 'content designed to deceive' is not fully defined in the document and may require case-by-case interpretation, particularly for satire, fiction, or marketing contexts.
Users who generate prohibited content, including deceptive material, content involving minors, or material that facilitates violence, may have their access suspended or terminated under this provision.
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We allow Content that names individuals in the highest positions in a company who have broad influence over the work environment, as long as the Content describes the individual's behavior or performance at work.
"Don't use our services to generate content or facilitate actions that violate our policies or applicable law, including: content that facilitates violence or incites hatred against individuals or groups; content designed to deceive or defraud; content that sexualizes minors; content that enables cyberattacks or other illegal activity.Excerpt from Google Gemini's Google Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive acts or practices (regarding the deceptive content restriction), COPPA and 18 U.S.C.
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This provision defines the outer limits of permitted use and directly determines whether a user's application or content generation activity is authorized under the agreement.
Users who generate prohibited content, including deceptive material, content involving minors, or material that facilitates violence, may have their access suspended or terminated under this provision.
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