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This provision restricts a category of high-risk synthetic media deployment involving political, journalistic, and public interest content, and establishes a consent-gated framework that differentiates between Stock and Custom Avatar use cases across service tiers.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'topics that may be polarizing or sensitive to certain demographics' is not defined in the AUP, creating interpretive uncertainty about the scope of content subject to the consent requirement.
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Compare across platforms →"Using a Stock Avatar in a TV program, news broadcast, fundraise or political campaign, or in the dissemination of any commentary around current events, politics or topics that may be polarizing or sensitive to certain demographics, absent written consent from Synthesia - in the case of a Custom Avatar, you may do so only on certain Services plans and with appropriate consent from the individual.Excerpt from Synthesia's Acceptable Use Policy
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This provision restricts a category of high-risk synthetic media deployment involving political, journalistic, and public interest content, and establishes a consent-gated framework that differentiates between Stock and Custom Avatar use cases across service tiers.
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