The policy prohibits any content depicting, facilitating, or promoting child sexual abuse or sexualization of minors, requires reporting of CSAM to NCMEC, and states that all accounts associated with CSAM are indefinitely suspended.
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This provision reflects mandatory federal reporting obligations under U.S. law for online platforms that become aware of CSAM, and the indefinite suspension of associated accounts represents the most severe enforcement action described in this policy.
The agreement establishes that any account associated with CSAM will be indefinitely suspended and that the material will be reported to NCMEC and global law enforcement. This prohibition also extends to content facilitating minor grooming and content depicting child abuse or minor participation in dangerous acts.
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Compare across platforms →"We prohibit the following: Content that depicts, facilitates, or promotes child sexual abuse or the sexualization of children. 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 Usage Policy
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This provision reflects mandatory federal reporting obligations under U.S. law for online platforms that become aware of CSAM, and the indefinite suspension of associated accounts represents the most severe enforcement action described in this policy.
The agreement establishes that any account associated with CSAM will be indefinitely suspended and that the material will be reported to NCMEC and global law enforcement. This prohibition also extends to content facilitating minor grooming and content depicting child abuse or minor participation in dangerous acts.
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