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Stock Avatar Personal Endorsement Implication Ban

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 144 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does Synthesia prohibit using a Stock Avatar in a manner that is meant to or is reasonably likely to do?
Synthesia prohibits using a Stock Avatar in a manner that is meant to, or is reasonably likely to, make viewers think the real-life actor personally holds, endorses, or actually has the user's stated opinions.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause protects real-life actors whose likenesses are used as Stock Avatars from being falsely associated with opinions or endorsements they did not actually make.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers may not use a Stock Avatar in any manner that is meant to, or is reasonably likely to, cause viewers to believe the real-life actor personally holds, endorses, or actually has the reader's stated opinions.

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Using a Stock Avatar in a manner that is meant to, or is reasonably likely to, make viewers think the real-life actor personally holds, endorses, or actually has your stated opinions...

Excerpt from Synthesia's Acceptable Use Policy

Applicable regulations

California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA

Provision details

Document information
Document
Synthesia Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Synthesia
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-074067
Document ID
CA-D-00845
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f54627c7e518b1b0d6ae80c7ae516572f5784b5664015113e3233efdb25fde80
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 16:15 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Synthesia
Document: Synthesia Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-074067
Captured: 2026-07-12 16:15:30 UTC
SHA-256: f54627c7e518b1b0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/synthesia/synthesia-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-074067/stock-avatar-personal-endorsement-implication-ban/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Synthesia's Stock Avatar Personal Endorsement Implication Ban clause do?

The clause protects real-life actors whose likenesses are used as Stock Avatars from being falsely associated with opinions or endorsements they did not actually make.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers may not use a Stock Avatar in any manner that is meant to, or is reasonably likely to, cause viewers to believe the real-life actor personally holds, endorses, or actually has the reader's stated opinions.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 144 platforms. See the full comparison.

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