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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TruthSocial

Removed the specific timeframe of '5 months or more' for reclaiming a dormant, inactive, or unused username, leaving the condition as 'an extended period of time'.

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Google

Google Generative AI Services

Updated the description of personalization features, renaming the ability to use past chats for a customized experience to "Memory".

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Spotify

Spotify

Spotify either introduced new Advertising Content Policy or these terms are being tracked for the first time.

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LinkedIn

LinkedIn

The section on 'Illegal, dangerous, and inappropriate commercial activity' was renamed to 'Restricted goods and services' and the policy was updated to prohibit content related to 'otherwise restricted' goods and services, not just 'regulated' ones.

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Instagram

Instagram

Updated the definition of a Violence Inducing Entity, removing the separate definition for Violence Inducing Conspiracy Network. Changed a policy reference from "Hate Speech" to "Hateful Conduct".

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Facebook

Facebook

The definition of a Violence Inducing Entity was changed, and the definition for a Violence Inducing Conspiracy Network was removed. The term 'Hate Speech' was changed to 'Hateful Conduct' in the Tier 2 policy description.

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Qwen Chat

Removed detailed information about cookies, web beacons, and how to disable them, replacing it with a link to a separate Cookies Notice.

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LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Updated the policy on prohibited commercial activity, changing the restriction from 'illegal or dangerous goods or services' to 'dangerous, illegal, or otherwise restricted goods and services'.

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Moltbook

Moltbook either introduced new Privacy Policy or these terms are being tracked for the first time.

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Moltbook

Moltbook either introduced new Terms of Service or these terms are being tracked for the first time.

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YouTube

YouTube

Updated the definition of 'distress' for content earning no ad revenue to explicitly include showing minors in distress.

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Anthropic

Claude.ai

Claude.ai either introduced new Developer Terms or these terms are being tracked for the first time.

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Anthropic

Claude.ai

Added a policy for handling governmental requests for user information, outlining conditions for disclosure, request evaluation, and user notification.

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Pinterest

Pinterest

Added country-specific guidelines for Shopping Ads, detailing prohibited and restricted product categories for numerous countries including Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and others.

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TikTok

TikTok

Added new guidelines for law enforcement and regulatory officials seeking data from TikTok Shop. This includes which entity to contact by country, types of data available, and specific requirements for making a request.

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