Medium · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Eroding 3 mo

How Medium's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Medium has made 3 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (3 mo). 3 were negative for consumers, primarily involving account termination power.
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Documents Affected

Medium Terms of Service
2 changes
Medium's Terms of Service govern what you can do on the platform and what Medium can do with your content and account. When you post content, you give Medium a …
Jul 11, 2026
Medium modified its Terms of Service on July 11, 2026 by removing a sentence about subscription sign-up language and replacing it with a new provision …
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Medium Privacy Policy
1 change
Medium's privacy policy explains what personal information Medium collects about you, who it shares that information with, and what rights you have over your data. Medium does not sell your …
Jun 19, 2026
Medium updated its privacy policy on June 19, 2026 to specify that vendors and service providers may receive personal information including content you submitted or …
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All Changes (3)

Jul 11, 2026
Medium modified its Terms of Service on July 11, 2026 by removing a sentence about subscription sign-up language and replacing it with a new provision stating that Medium may discontinue …
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Jun 19, 2026
Medium updated its privacy policy on June 19, 2026 to specify that vendors and service providers may receive personal information including content you submitted or posted, and to clarify that …
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May 25, 2026
Medium removed the phrase 'as a Newsletter Editor' from a clause requiring users to represent that they have lawfully collected personal information. The updated language now applies this representation requirement …
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Trend Observation

Medium's most frequent change categories are Account termination power (1), Ai training rights (1), Disclosure requirement change (1). The most frequently updated document is Medium Terms of Service with 2 changes. Get alerted when Medium changes policy →

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