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Users are prohibited not only from bypassing safety measures but also from using non-compliant content, making both actions independent grounds for a terms violation.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent prohibitions: (1) attempting to bypass protective measures, and (2) using content that violates the Terms. Both are stated in the canonical claim as they are closely linked in the same clause and neither is clearly subordinate to the other.
Users must not attempt to circumvent safety features and must not use content that violates the Terms.
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Users are prohibited not only from bypassing safety measures but also from using non-compliant content, making both actions independent grounds for a terms violation.
Users must not attempt to circumvent safety features and must not use content that violates the Terms.
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