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Prohibited Content and Use Restrictions

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What it is

There is a detailed list of things you are not allowed to use Stability AI's tools for, including generating illegal content, content involving minors in sexual contexts, deepfakes designed to deceive, and content intended to cause harm.

This analysis describes what Stability AI's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause operationalizes Stability AI's control over derivative product development and competitive uses of the Services by contractually restricting certain technical activities and business applications, while preserving exceptions required by law.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users must carefully review the acceptable use policy before using the service, as prohibited uses are extensive and violations result in account termination without appeal guarantees.

How other platforms handle this

Revolut High

For example, the Revolut app or Revolut Card must not be used (directly or indirectly) as follows: for illegal purposes (for example, committing fraud); in a way that we reasonably believe might harm our ability to provide our services; only to send money to and receive money from a credit card; for...

OpenAI Medium

You must comply with our Usage Policies when using the Services. You may not use the Services in any way that violates applicable laws, infringes intellectual property rights, generates harmful content, or circumvents our safety systems.

Eventbrite Medium

All Users must abide by Eventbrite's Community Guidelines which are incorporated by reference into, and are part of, these Terms. You have no right to use, and you agree not to use, any Site Content for your own commercial purposes. You have no right to, and you agree not to, scrape, crawl, or emplo...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not access or use, or help another person to access or use our Services in any of the following circumstances: In violation of any applicable law or regulation. To develop products or services that compete with our Services, including to develop or train any artificial intelligence, machine learning algorithms, or models, or resell our Services, except as expressly approved by Stability. To reverse engineer our Services, except when these restrictions are prohibited by applicable law.

— Excerpt from Stability AI's Stability AI Terms of Service

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

The prohibited use categories align broadly with emerging AI regulatory requirements including the EU AI Act's prohibited practices; compliance teams deploying Stability AI in commercial workflows should conduct a use-case audit against these restrictions.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive or harmful AI-generated content that affects consumers, relevant to enforcement of these restrictions.
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Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Stability AI Terms of Service
Entity
Stability AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001616
Document ID
CA-D-00329
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
b9080e28473841781f6045c371121eb660a58770ea99ac118e50a5c4aecdd8cf
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 04:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Stability AI
Document: Stability AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-001616
Captured: 2026-03-20 04:45:09 UTC
SHA-256: b9080e2847384178…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/stability-ai/stability-ai-terms-of-service/prohibited-content-and-use-restrictions/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Stability AI's Prohibited Content and Use Restrictions clause do?

The clause operationalizes Stability AI's control over derivative product development and competitive uses of the Services by contractually restricting certain technical activities and business applications, while preserving exceptions required by law.

How does this clause affect you?

Users must carefully review the acceptable use policy before using the service, as prohibited uses are extensive and violations result in account termination without appeal guarantees.

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