You cannot use Runway to make content that supports, celebrates, or helps plan acts of terrorism, mass violence, or genocide.
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This provision establishes that Runway's tools may not be used for content that provides material support to violent extremism, a prohibition that aligns with federal counterterrorism statutes and international law.
Interpretive note: The provision's reference to content that 'could be used to provide material support' creates interpretive ambiguity regarding the scope of legitimate journalistic, educational, and fictional use cases involving depictions of violence or extremism.
The terms prohibit generating content that promotes, glorifies, or facilitates terrorism or mass violence, which is relevant to users working in news, documentary, or fictional contexts where such subject matter may be approached for legitimate creative or journalistic purposes.
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"You may not use Runway's tools to create content that promotes, glorifies, or facilitates acts of terrorism, mass violence, or genocide, or that could be used to provide material support to individuals or organizations engaged in such activities.— Excerpt from Runway's Runway Usage Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages 18 U.S.C. Section 2339A and 2339B, which prohibit material support for designated terrorist organizations. The EU Directive on combating terrorism imposes obligations on online platforms. The EU Digital Services Act requires very large online platforms to assess and mitigate systemic risks including content contributing to terrorist or violent extremist activities. The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) framework is relevant for platform-level compliance. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The prohibition on terrorism-facilitating content is standard across major AI and content platforms. The operational challenge lies in the breadth of the prohibition: the terms' reference to content that 'could be used to provide material support' creates ambiguity for users working in journalism, research, documentary, or fiction contexts where depictions of violence or extremism may have legitimate creative or educational purposes. JURISDICTION FLAGS: US federal material support statutes apply nationally. EU member state counterterrorism directives apply in the EU. Additional obligations may apply in the UK under the Terrorism Act. The policy applies globally under Runway's terms. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Media and broadcast enterprises using Runway for documentary or news content should assess whether their workflows could inadvertently trigger this prohibition. Enterprise agreements should clarify whether journalistic or educational exceptions apply to violence-related content generation. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams at media organizations should assess whether content depicting historical violence, conflict journalism, or fictional extremism scenarios is permitted under this provision. Clarification from Runway on permitted use cases for journalistic and educational content is advisable before deploying Runway in such contexts.
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This provision establishes that Runway's tools may not be used for content that provides material support to violent extremism, a prohibition that aligns with federal counterterrorism statutes and international law.
The terms prohibit generating content that promotes, glorifies, or facilitates terrorism or mass violence, which is relevant to users working in news, documentary, or fictional contexts where such subject matter may be approached for legitimate creative or journalistic purposes.
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