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User Obligations and Prohibited Conduct

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause defines the boundaries of permissible user conduct and establishes Meta's enforcement authority over content and user behavior. It anchors enforcement actions to specific categories of prohibited material and conduct standards enumerated across multiple governing documents.

Recent Activity

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High Apr 21, 2026

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, disputes must be resolved in courts within your home country under your home country's laws. For Meta's own claims against you, the agreement still requires disputes to proceed exclusively in California courts. The revised terms also now require Meta to notify you at least 30 days in advance before making changes to these Terms, and you will have the opportunity to review them before they take effect, unless changes are required by law.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are contractually obligated to refrain from posting, sharing, or distributing content that falls within the specified prohibited categories. Violation of these obligations creates grounds for content removal, account restrictions, or termination under the service terms.

How other platforms handle this

Eventbrite Medium

All Users must abide by Eventbrite's Community Guidelines which are incorporated by reference into, and are part of, these Terms. You have no right to use, and you agree not to use, any Site Content for your own commercial purposes. You have no right to, and you agree not to, scrape, crawl, or emplo...

Revolut High

For example, the Revolut app or Revolut Card must not be used (directly or indirectly) as follows: for illegal purposes (for example, committing fraud); in a way that we reasonably believe might harm our ability to provide our services; only to send money to and receive money from a credit card; for...

Microsoft Medium

When using the Services, you must comply with these Terms and the Microsoft Services Agreement Code of Conduct. Prohibited conduct includes (but is not limited to): engaging in any activity that violates the legal rights of others, including sharing content that is defamatory, harassing, or threaten...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not use our Products to do or share anything that violates these Terms, our Community Standards, and other policies that apply to your use of our Products. You also agree not to use our Products to share anything that is unlawful, misleading, discriminatory, or fraudulent.

— Excerpt from Meta's Meta Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Terms of Service
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001933
Document ID
CA-D-00020
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
8a855e4c147f2c90abe6867d9f920a94ad0e0ebee43fb73d9f0d62acffd1e90c
Analysis generated
March 6, 2026 20:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-001933
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:29:13 UTC
SHA-256: 8a855e4c147f2c90…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-terms-of-service/user-obligations-and-prohibited-conduct/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's User Obligations and Prohibited Conduct clause do?

This clause defines the boundaries of permissible user conduct and establishes Meta's enforcement authority over content and user behavior. It anchors enforcement actions to specific categories of prohibited material and conduct standards enumerated across multiple governing documents.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are contractually obligated to refrain from posting, sharing, or distributing content that falls within the specified prohibited categories. Violation of these obligations creates grounds for content removal, account restrictions, or termination under the service terms.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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