The policy prohibits a specific list of harmful content types including any sexual content involving minors, non-consensual sexual content, content that reveals private information about others without permission, and content that infringes intellectual property rights.
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These enumerated categories establish the baseline content standards that all users must comply with when uploading ML models, datasets, community posts, or other content to the platform; violations are subject to immediate enforcement action.
All users are prohibited from posting content that falls within these categories, including any AI-generated content that depicts minors sexually, reveals private personal information about third parties, or infringes intellectual property rights; violations may result in immediate content removal and account suspension.
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"Restricted Content may include: ... Harmful or Abusive Content: Content that harms individuals or groups. Content promoting discrimination or hate speech (see our Code of Conduct). Content involving harassment, bullying, or demeaning behavior. Sexual Content used for harassment, bullying, or created without explicit consent. Underage nudity or any sexual Content involving minors. Terrorist Content or Content that glorifies violence, suffering, or humiliation. ... Privacy and Intellectual Property (IP): Content that violates the privacy of a third party, including but not limited to publishing others' private information, such as a physical or email address, without their explicit permission. Content that infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party.Excerpt from Hugging Face's Content Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The prohibition on sexual content involving minors engages COPPA (for platform obligations regarding minors) and US federal law under 18 USC 2256 and related statutes; similar prohibitions exist under the UK Online …
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These enumerated categories establish the baseline content standards that all users must comply with when uploading ML models, datasets, community posts, or other content to the platform; violations are subject to immediate enforcement action.
All users are prohibited from posting content that falls within these categories, including any AI-generated content that depicts minors sexually, reveals private personal information about third parties, or infringes intellectual property rights; violations may result in immediate content removal and account suspension.
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