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If you are a parent, this clause means Meta is not supposed to allow children under 13 to create accounts, though enforcement of this restriction relies primarily on user self-reporting of age.
The updated terms establish a jurisdictional change for consumers. Previously, all disputes had to be resolved in California courts; now, if you are a consumer or if your country requires it, dispute…
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You may not use Runway's tools to create content that promotes, glorifies, or facilitates acts of terrorism, mass violence, or genocide, or that could be used to provide material support to individuals or organizations engaged in such activities.
Customer will not, and will not permit any other person (including any End User) to: ... (d) attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying components (e.g., algorithms, weights, or systems) of the Mistral AI Products, including using the Outpu...
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"The Meta Products are not directed to children. Access to or use of Meta Products by anyone under the age of 13 is not allowed. If you are based in the EU, you must be at least 16 years old, or the minimum age in your country if it is higher than 16, to use or access Meta Products, unless your country enables younger people to use Meta Products with parental consent.— Excerpt from Meta's Meta Terms of Service
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If you are a parent, this clause means Meta is not supposed to allow children under 13 to create accounts, though enforcement of this restriction relies primarily on user self-reporting of age.
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