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The terms state that Midjourney's moderation decisions are made unilaterally at the company's discretion, that community access and product access may be revoked independently, and that feedback is considered but moderation outcomes are not subject to a formal participatory process.
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This provision establishes that Midjourney retains sole discretionary authority over moderation and access decisions, with no documented appeal or grievance mechanism described in this policy. The separation of community and product access revocation means enforcement may affect one without the other.
The agreement establishes that Midjourney makes moderation decisions unilaterally and may revoke community access independently from product access, with no documented appeal mechanism set out in this policy document.
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"Our decision making process is not a democracy, but we take feedback on moderation very seriously. We are a small team striving to balance the needs of the broadest number of users in our community. Midjourney is both a product and community. We may revoke your access to the community separately from access to the product.Excerpt from Midjourney's Community Guidelines
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The absence of a documented appeal or grievance mechanism may interact with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), which imposes requirements on platforms to provide accessible, effective internal complaint-handling mechanisms and the right to appeal content moderation decisions. Platforms qualifying as 'very large online platforms' under the DSA face heightened obligations. The UK Online Safety Act similarly imposes user redress requirements. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The lack of a defined appeal process is notable for EU and UK users, where regulatory frameworks impose specific redress obligations. For US users, no equivalent federal statutory requirement currently mandates an appeal mechanism for content moderation decisions. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users have the most heightened exposure given DSA and Online Safety Act redress requirements. The provision applies globally per the document's stated scope. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers relying on Midjourney platform access for operational workflows should assess the risk of unilateral access revocation without appeal, particularly if community access (e.g., Discord server access) is operationally integrated with product access. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations subject to the EU DSA or operating platforms that embed Midjourney functionality should assess whether Midjourney's stated moderation authority and absence of appeal process are consistent with their own regulatory obligations regarding user redress.
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This provision establishes that Midjourney retains sole discretionary authority over moderation and access decisions, with no documented appeal or grievance mechanism described in this policy. The separation of community and product access revocation means enforcement may affect one without the other.
The agreement establishes that Midjourney makes moderation decisions unilaterally and may revoke community access independently from product access, with no documented appeal mechanism set out in this policy document.
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