Medium · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 5 mo

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

Medium has made 21 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (5 mo). 3 were negative for consumers, primarily involving disclosure requirement change. 1 was positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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21
Changes
3
Negative
1
Positive
17
Neutral
Negative (14%) Positive (4%)

Documents Affected

Medium Privacy Policy
13 changes
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 …
Aug 31, 2026
Medium's privacy policy header was revised in an update detected on August 31, 2026. The text removed a numerical reference ('53K') from the policy metadata. …
low neutral
+ 12 more changes
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Medium Terms of Service
8 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 …
Sep 4, 2026
An update detected on September 4, 2026 removed the phrase '46K 22' from the Medium Terms of Service document header. This appears to be a …
low neutral
+ 7 more changes
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All Changes (21)

Sep 4, 2026
An update detected on September 4, 2026 removed the phrase '46K 22' from the Medium Terms of Service document header. This appears to be a metadata or formatting change to …
low neutral Medium Terms of Service
Aug 31, 2026
Medium's privacy policy header was revised in an update detected on August 31, 2026. The text removed a numerical reference ('53K') from the policy metadata. This is a minor formatting …
low neutral Medium Privacy Policy
Aug 5, 2026
A minor editorial change was detected in Medium's Privacy Policy on August 5, 2026. The phrase 'Privacy Media' was removed from the document header, with all other language and operative …
low neutral Medium Privacy Policy
+ 18 more changes
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Trend Observation

Medium's most frequent change categories are Disclosure requirement change (2), Account termination power (1), Ai training rights (1). The most frequently updated document is Medium Privacy Policy with 13 changes. Get alerted when Medium changes policy →

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