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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YouTube

YouTube

Added a rule against using AI to copy a person's voice or likeness for impersonation. Added 'Views from signed-out users' to the list of features that may be turned off for content depicting minors.

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Google

Google Generative AI Services

Added a notice that as of 22 May 2024, these Generative AI Additional Terms of Service no longer apply and are superseded by the main Google Terms of Service, unless for business partners with specific agreements.

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YouTube

YouTube

Updated terminology for ad revenue states, changing from 'may earn limited or no ad revenue' to 'will receive limited ad earnings' or 'will receive no ad earnings' across multiple policy sections.

Social MediaContent Monetisation PolicyAI Summary
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