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Prohibition on Imagery of Real People for Harm or Harassment

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes a behavioral boundary for platform use by restricting content generation outputs to exclude specific categories of harmful depiction. This operates as a content governance mechanism defining prohibited use cases within the service's operational scope.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are required to refrain from generating, editing, or deploying imagery of real people through the service when such use would reasonably facilitate harassment, abuse, defamation, or harm. The restriction applies to both famous and non-famous individuals and encompasses both original generation and manipulation of existing images.

How other platforms handle this

Shopify Medium

You may not use Shopify's Services to send spam, unsolicited communications, or engage in harassment of any person. This includes using Shopify's email or messaging tools to send bulk unsolicited messages to consumers who have not opted in to receive communications from you.

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.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Do not create or use imagery of real people, famous or otherwise, that could be used to harass, abuse, defame, or otherwise harm. Do not abuse the Editor to manipulate images of real people, famous or otherwise, in ways that could lead to harassment, abuse, or harm.

— 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-010646
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-010646
Captured: 2026-05-11 12:38:46 UTC
SHA-256: a0f59f778b2a3ff3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/midjourney/midjourney-community-guidelines/prohibition-on-imagery-of-real-people-for-harm-or-harassment/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Midjourney's Prohibition on Imagery of Real People for Harm or Harassment clause do?

The provision establishes a behavioral boundary for platform use by restricting content generation outputs to exclude specific categories of harmful depiction. This operates as a content governance mechanism defining prohibited use cases within the service's operational scope.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are required to refrain from generating, editing, or deploying imagery of real people through the service when such use would reasonably facilitate harassment, abuse, defamation, or harm. The restriction applies to both famous and non-famous individuals and encompasses both original generation and manipulation of existing images.

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