Users agree not to post harmful, illegal, or misleading content on Udemy, and Udemy has the right but not the obligation to monitor and remove such content.
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This provision defines the operational boundaries for user content submission and establishes Udemy's authority to moderate the platform. It allocates responsibility to users for compliance with legal standards and third-party rights, while preserving Udemy's discretion regarding content review and enforcement.
Because Udemy is not obligated to actively monitor course content, learners may be exposed to inaccurate, misleading, or low-quality course materials before Udemy takes action, with limited recourse given the platform's broad liability disclaimers.
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"When you use our Services, you agree not to post, upload, publish, submit, or transmit any content that: (i) infringes, misappropriates, or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity or privacy; (ii) violates, or encourages any conduct that would violate, any applicable law or regulation or would give rise to civil liability; (iii) is fraudulent, false, misleading, or deceptive; (iv) is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, vulgar, or offensive; (v) promotes discrimination, bigotry, racism, hatred, harassment, or harm against any individual or group; (vi) is violent or threatening or promotes violence or actions that are threatening to any person or entity; (vii) promotes illegal or harmful activities or substances. Udemy may, but has no obligation to, monitor or review content posted to the Services.— Excerpt from Udemy's Udemy Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. §230), which immunizes platforms from liability for third-party content where they act as a 'distributor' rather than a 'publisher.' The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 imposes content moderation obligations on Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) with over 45 million EU monthly active users — Udemy's classification as a VLOP should be assessed. FTC Act Section 5 applies to misleading course content and deceptive advertising of educational outcomes. (2)
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This provision defines the operational boundaries for user content submission and establishes Udemy's authority to moderate the platform. It allocates responsibility to users for compliance with legal standards and third-party rights, while preserving Udemy's discretion regarding content review and enforcement.
Because Udemy is not obligated to actively monitor course content, learners may be exposed to inaccurate, misleading, or low-quality course materials before Udemy takes action, with limited recourse given the platform's broad liability disclaimers.
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