The policy states that Runway will report any CSAM it becomes aware of to NCMEC and will indefinitely suspend all accounts associated with such content.
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This provision establishes a mandatory reporting and indefinite suspension mechanism that engages U.S. federal CSAM reporting obligations applicable to electronic service providers; it also operates as a permanent enforcement consequence with no stated reinstatement procedure for accounts associated with CSAM.
Under this clause, any account associated with CSAM will be indefinitely suspended with no stated appeal or reinstatement process, and the underlying material will be reported to NCMEC and potentially to law enforcement agencies.
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Compare across platforms →"We report any child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that we become aware of to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which works with global law enforcement agencies around the world, and we indefinitely suspend all associated accounts.Excerpt from Runway's Content Policy
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This provision establishes a mandatory reporting and indefinite suspension mechanism that engages U.S. federal CSAM reporting obligations applicable to electronic service providers; it also operates as a permanent enforcement consequence with no stated reinstatement procedure for accounts associated with CSAM.
Under this clause, any account associated with CSAM will be indefinitely suspended with no stated appeal or reinstatement process, and the underlying material will be reported to NCMEC and potentially to law enforcement agencies.
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