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Don't create or share defamatory or libelous content that could damage someone's reputation or falsely portray them in a harmful way.
Content that is unoriginal, plagiarized, or copied from another individual or organization.
You may not use Third-Party Content displayed using our web-search feature to (i) copy, store, archive, cache, or create a database of the Outputs, (ii) redistribute, resell, or sublicense the Third-Party Content...
"...are illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, intimidating, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or instigate or encourage conduct that would be illegal or otherwise inappropriate...Excerpt from WhatsApp's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “...are illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, intimidating, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or instigate or encourage conduct that would be illegal or otherwise inappropriate...”
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