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The clause establishes an absolute prohibition on any use of the Services that exploits or harms minors, explicitly naming Avatar-based representation or portrayal as a covered example.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses 'for example,' indicating the Avatar prohibition is illustrative rather than exhaustive. The canonical claim preserves this by using 'including.'
Readers may not use the Services in any manner that exploits, harms, or attempts to exploit or harm minors, including by representing or portraying minors using Avatars.
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The clause establishes an absolute prohibition on any use of the Services that exploits or harms minors, explicitly naming Avatar-based representation or portrayal as a covered example.
Readers may not use the Services in any manner that exploits, harms, or attempts to exploit or harm minors, including by representing or portraying minors using Avatars.
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