You are only allowed to access X through the official interfaces X provides. You cannot scrape X's data, work around technical restrictions, or attempt to disrupt the services without X's express written permission.
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The clause establishes X's authority to control access methods and data extraction practices, limiting service access to designated channels and requiring authorization for automated data collection or technical workarounds.
Users cannot use automated tools to collect data from X or bypass X's technical controls without prior written permission, and doing so could lead to account suspension or legal liability.
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Your use of the Llama Materials must comply with applicable laws and regulations (including trade compliance laws and regulations) and adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy for the Llama 3 models (currently available at https://llama.meta.com/llama3/use-policy), which is hereby incorporated by referen...
Customer shall not, and shall ensure that Authorized Users do not, use the Service in any manner that: (a) violates applicable laws or regulations; (b) infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party; (c) transmits harmful, offensive, or illegal content; or (d) attempts to reverse engi...
You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Service; (iii) transmitting...
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"You may not access the Services in any way other than through the currently available, published interfaces that we provide. For example, this means that you cannot scrape the Services without X's express written permission, try to work around any technical limitations we impose, or otherwise attempt to disrupt the operation of the Services.— Excerpt from X's X Terms of Service
The no-scraping and anti-circumvention provisions may engage the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and DMCA anti-circumvention provisions; institutional clients using X data via APIs or third-party tools should ensure compliance with both these Terms and applicable data access agreements.
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The clause establishes X's authority to control access methods and data extraction practices, limiting service access to designated channels and requiring authorization for automated data collection or technical workarounds.
Users cannot use automated tools to collect data from X or bypass X's technical controls without prior written permission, and doing so could lead to account suspension or legal liability.
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