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The policy prohibits using the platform to generate content designed to systematically deceive or manipulate individuals, including the creation of coordinated inauthentic behavior, disinformation campaigns, or impersonation at scale.
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This provision establishes a content moderation obligation that engages FTC guidelines on deceptive practices and may interact with emerging platform accountability frameworks in the EU and US regarding AI-generated disinformation.
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Under this clause, operators and users are prohibited from using OpenRouter's platform to generate content for coordinated deception operations, which includes applications designed to produce disinformation or impersonate individuals or organizations at scale.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages FTC Act provisions prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices, and may interact with the EU AI Act's provisions on prohibited AI practices involving subliminal manipulation and exploitation of vulnerabilities. State-level laws addressing deepfakes and AI-generated disinformation in California, Texas, and Georgia may also be relevant. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The scope of what constitutes systematic deception may require interpretive judgment, creating compliance uncertainty for operators with use cases in marketing, synthetic media, or automated content generation. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU operators face heightened exposure under the EU AI Act's prohibited AI practices provisions and the Digital Services Act's systemic risk requirements for large platforms. California's deepfake legislation creates additional state-level exposure for operators generating synthetic media. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Operators with marketing automation, synthetic media, or chatbot use cases should assess whether their applications fall within the scope of this prohibition and document their compliance rationale. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should establish written guidance on use cases that are permissible versus prohibited under this provision, and consider whether user agreements should require disclosure of AI-generated content to end recipients.
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This provision establishes a content moderation obligation that engages FTC guidelines on deceptive practices and may interact with emerging platform accountability frameworks in the EU and US regarding AI-generated disinformation.
Under this clause, operators and users are prohibited from using OpenRouter's platform to generate content for coordinated deception operations, which includes applications designed to produce disinformation or impersonate individuals or organizations at scale.
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