Terms Watch

Tracking changes to Terms of Service across major platforms. Data sourced from Open Terms Archive, monitoring the Platform Governance Archive and Generative AI Governance Archive collections.

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Instagram

Instagram

Added a section titled 'Other ways to get help'.

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YouTube

YouTube

Added a rule for AI-generated content made with generic templates. The policy now specifies that the substance of each video should be 'materially varied' instead of 'relatively varied' and changed references from 'ad revenue' to 'ad earnings'.

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YouTube

YouTube

Updated the Impersonation policy to include using AI to copy a voice or likeness. The Spam policy was restructured and expanded to prohibit engagement manipulation, fake engagement, detection evasion, automated mass-production, and malicious clickbait.

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Qwen Chat

Removed the Cookie Notice section, which included text about using cookies for preferences and options to accept all or only strictly necessary cookies.

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Threads

Threads

Removed the text 'Other ways to get help' from the Related Articles section.

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Instagram

Instagram

Removed the section titled 'Other ways to get help'.

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Qwen Chat

Added a Cookie Notice explaining the use of cookies for preferences and content, with options to accept all or only strictly necessary cookies.

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Upscrolled

Removed the effective date of 30 May 2026 and replaced it with a 'Last updated' date of 30 May 2026. Removed reference to the previous policy posted on 12 September 2025.

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Upscrolled

Removed the effective date of 30 May 2026 and a reference to the previous terms. Added a 'Last updated' date of 30 May 2026.

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Threads

Threads

Added a new section titled 'Other ways to get help'.

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Instagram

Instagram

Added a new section titled 'Other ways to get help'.

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Threads

Threads

Added a new section titled 'Other ways to get help'.

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Instagram

Instagram

Removed the phrase 'Other ways to get help'.

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Instagram

Instagram

Added a new section titled 'Other ways to get help'.

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TikTok

TikTok

Removed a notice about changes to how ads are shown to UK users and a new Privacy Policy for UK users coming into effect on 11 November 2026.

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