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This prohibition extends beyond legality, meaning lawful activities that nonetheless pose a significant societal or individual threat are also prohibited.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after '(whether or not it is expressly illegal', suggesting additional qualifying language follows in the full clause that is not captured here.
Readers are prohibited from using Perplexity AI's services for activities that pose a significant threat to individuals or society, regardless of whether those activities are expressly illegal.
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This prohibition extends beyond legality, meaning lawful activities that nonetheless pose a significant societal or individual threat are also prohibited.
Readers are prohibited from using Perplexity AI's services for activities that pose a significant threat to individuals or society, regardless of whether those activities are expressly illegal.
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