X can suspend or terminate your account not just for breaking rules, but also if your account has been inactive for a long time, or if X decides your account is no longer commercially viable.
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The provision establishes X's operational authority to unilaterally discontinue service based on both conduct-related grounds (policy violations, unlawful activity, legal risk) and business-related grounds (inactivity, commercial viability). This affects the continuity and availability of service for users across multiple triggering scenarios, including some within user control and others dependent on X's business assessment.
Users risk losing access to their accounts, posts, and followers for reasons entirely outside their control or conduct, including X's own business decisions about account profitability. This has particular impact on long-term or lower-activity users.
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We may suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time for any reason, including if we determine you have violated these Terms. You may stop using our Services at any time. Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease.
Google may suspend or terminate your access to our generative AI services if you violate these policies. In cases of severe or repeated violations, we may also suspend or terminate your Google Account.
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"We may suspend or terminate your account or cease providing you with all or part of the Services at any time if we reasonably believe: (i) you have violated these Terms or our Rules and Policies, (ii) you create risk or possible legal exposure for us; (iii) your account should be removed due to unlawful conduct; (iv) your account should be removed due to prolonged inactivity; or (v) our provision of the Services to you is no longer commercially viable.— Excerpt from X's X Terms of Service
Termination for 'commercial inviability' is a non-standard and legally ambiguous ground that may conflict with EU/UK consumer protection requirements mandating clear and specific termination grounds under the DSA and Consumer Rights Directive.
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The provision establishes X's operational authority to unilaterally discontinue service based on both conduct-related grounds (policy violations, unlawful activity, legal risk) and business-related grounds (inactivity, commercial viability). This affects the continuity and availability of service for users across multiple triggering scenarios, including some within user control and others dependent on X's business assessment.
Users risk losing access to their accounts, posts, and followers for reasons entirely outside their control or conduct, including X's own business decisions about account profitability. This has particular impact on long-term or lower-activity users.
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