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Acceptable Use — No Scraping or Technical Circumvention

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause defines the operational boundaries for service interaction and establishes X's control over access methodologies. It establishes a framework under which X can enforce restrictions on automated data collection and technical workarounds that might impact service infrastructure or data collection practices.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users operating under these terms are required to use only the published interfaces X provides and are contractually prohibited from scraping, automating data extraction, or attempting to bypass technical restrictions. Violation of these restrictions constitutes a breach of the service agreement.

How other platforms handle this

Meta Medium

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...

Perplexity AI Medium

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...

Stability AI Medium

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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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
X Terms of Service
Entity
X
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005656
Document ID
CA-D-00029
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
157cf8382f333ca75bb590d99d0b0e5078079fbbe34320af1b6c3ce027f13d45
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 22:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: X
Document: X Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-005656
Captured: 2026-05-07 22:56:42 UTC
SHA-256: 157cf8382f333ca7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/x/x-terms-of-service/acceptable-use-no-scraping-or-technical-circumvention/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does X's Acceptable Use — No Scraping or Technical Circumvention clause do?

This clause defines the operational boundaries for service interaction and establishes X's control over access methodologies. It establishes a framework under which X can enforce restrictions on automated data collection and technical workarounds that might impact service infrastructure or data collection practices.

How does this clause affect you?

Users operating under these terms are required to use only the published interfaces X provides and are contractually prohibited from scraping, automating data extraction, or attempting to bypass technical restrictions. Violation of these restrictions constitutes a breach of the service agreement.

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