Medium · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 3 mo

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

Medium has made 20 significant policy changes since monitoring began in April 2026 (3 mo). 3 were negative for consumers, primarily involving disclosure requirement change. 2 were positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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20
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3
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2
Positive
15
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Negative (15%) Positive (10%)

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 …
Jul 15, 2026
Medium's Privacy Policy detected a change on July 15, 2026 involving minor formatting adjustments and the addition of subscription-related interface language ('Subscribe', 'Remember me for …
low neutral
+ 12 more changes
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Medium Terms of Service
7 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 13, 2026
Medium removed the phrase 'Terms And Conditions Terms Medium' from the header of its Terms of Service document on July 13, 2026. The updated document …
low neutral
+ 6 more changes
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All Changes (20)

Jul 15, 2026
Medium's Privacy Policy detected a change on July 15, 2026 involving minor formatting adjustments and the addition of subscription-related interface language ('Subscribe', 'Remember me for faster sign in'). The substantive …
low neutral Medium Privacy Policy
Jul 14, 2026
Medium's Privacy Policy was detected to have changed on July 14, 2026. The policy removed a sentence about email subscription preferences and modified two sentences in sections describing the feature's …
low neutral Medium Privacy Policy
Jul 13, 2026
Medium's Privacy Policy was updated on July 13, 2026 with minor formatting and structural changes. The update added navigation elements and a subscription prompt at the top of the policy …
low neutral Medium Privacy Policy
+ 17 more changes
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Trend Observation

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

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