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CSAM Prohibition

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes a categorical restriction on a defined class of content and establishes enforcement obligations for the platform to monitor and restrict such content creation and distribution through its service.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are contractually bound to refrain from generating, uploading, or sharing content meeting the provision's definitions. Attempting to use the service to create such content violates the agreement's stated terms of service.

How other platforms handle this

Redfin Medium

You may not automatedly crawl or query the Services for any purpose or by any means (including, without limitation, screen and database scraping, spiders, robots, crawlers and any other automated activity with the purpose of obtaining information from the Services) unless you have received prior exp...

PayPal Medium

relate to transactions involving (f) the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory or the financial exploitation of a crime... (i) involve offering or receiving payments for the purpose of bribery or corruption.

Stripe Medium

You must not, and must not allow others to: Facilitate illegal or harmful activity through the End User Services; Cause harm to us or others through the End User Services;

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Do not create or attempt to create content that in any way sexualizes children or minors. This includes real images as well as generated images. Do not generate, upload, share, or make attempts to distribute content that depicts, promotes, or attempts to normalize child sexual abuse.

— Excerpt from Midjourney's Midjourney Community Guidelines

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Midjourney Community Guidelines
Entity
Midjourney
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010641
Document ID
CA-D-00759
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a0f59f778b2a3ff34d9c8cf48ed9ab75852ed63bc4340ef1fb60d327ca283b12
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 12:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Midjourney
Document: Midjourney Community Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-010641
Captured: 2026-05-11 12:38:46 UTC
SHA-256: a0f59f778b2a3ff3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/midjourney/midjourney-community-guidelines/csam-prohibition/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Midjourney's CSAM Prohibition clause do?

The clause establishes a categorical restriction on a defined class of content and establishes enforcement obligations for the platform to monitor and restrict such content creation and distribution through its service.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are contractually bound to refrain from generating, uploading, or sharing content meeting the provision's definitions. Attempting to use the service to create such content violates the agreement's stated terms of service.

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