Users cannot post harmful, illegal, or offensive content on Khan Academy, and the platform can remove that content and close accounts of users who repeatedly violate this policy.
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Broad acceptable use clauses give platforms wide discretion to remove content and terminate accounts, and users have limited recourse if they believe a removal or termination decision was incorrect.
Khan Academy has broad discretion to remove user-submitted content and terminate accounts based on subjective content standards, with no stated appeal process for these decisions. This is particularly relevant for educators who use the platform to share instructional materials.
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You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated 'scraping'; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 's...
You are solely responsible for the content that you post, upload, or otherwise make available through the Services. Udemy may, in its sole discretion, remove or disable access to any content that violates these Terms or that Udemy determines, in its sole discretion, is otherwise objectionable.
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium, including without limitation by any automated or non-automated 'scraping'; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 's...
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"You agree not to use the Service to upload, post, or transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or that infringes any intellectual property rights. Khan Academy reserves the right to remove any content that violates these Terms and to terminate accounts of repeat violators.— Excerpt from Khan Academy's Khan Academy Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Acceptable use clauses and content moderation decisions by online platforms are generally protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the U.S., which immunizes platforms from liability for user-generated content and for good-faith moderation decisions. Section 230 does not apply in EU/EEA contexts; the Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes transparency and appeal requirements on larger platforms operating in the EU. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. This is a standard clause across educational and general consumer platforms. The primary exposure is reputational rather than regulatory for most use cases. For institutional users who publish significant amounts of instructional content on the platform, the lack of a stated appeals process for content removal decisions is operationally relevant. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users may have rights under the DSA to appeal content moderation decisions if Khan Academy is classified as an online platform subject to DSA obligations. U.S. users have limited recourse under Section 230's broad platform immunity framework. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: School districts that publish instructional content on Khan Academy should confirm in their School Agreement whether their content is subject to the same removal discretion as general user content, and whether any additional protections or appeal rights apply to district-published materials. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Institutions should maintain independent copies of any instructional content published to Khan Academy to mitigate the risk of loss through content removal or account termination. Review whether the acceptable use standards align with district acceptable use policies to ensure consistency for student and teacher accounts.
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Broad acceptable use clauses give platforms wide discretion to remove content and terminate accounts, and users have limited recourse if they believe a removal or termination decision was incorrect.
Khan Academy has broad discretion to remove user-submitted content and terminate accounts based on subjective content standards, with no stated appeal process for these decisions. This is particularly relevant for educators who use the platform to share instructional materials.
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