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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Reddit

Reddit

Added legal bases tables for Legal Obligation and Consent, state-specific disclosures for California and other US states, and a dedicated section for Brazilian users under LGPD.

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Reddit

Reddit

Removed sections for California, US State, and Brazilian users, including rights under CCPA and LGPD. Also removed the 'Changes to This Policy' and 'Contact Us' sections.

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X

Grok

The effective date was removed. The Third-Party Services section was expanded to include additional services and features. The Termination section now allows for subscription or account cancellation and changed the inactivity period from over a year to more than 120 days.

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BeReal

BeReal

Replaced "Rules" with "Community Standards" throughout the document. Added an in-app flow option for updating phone numbers. Expanded the content moderation section with details on automated tools, human review, and specific provisions for EU users under the Digital Services Act.

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Anthropic

Claude.ai

The effective date changed from July 8, 2026 to September 10, 2026. Added supplemental disclosures for residents of the Republic of Korea, including details on data collection, processing delegation, and overseas data transfers.

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X

X

Added South Korea to the list of countries where smoking alternative ads are permitted and added specific restrictions for advertising in South Korea.

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Instagram

Instagram

Added a policy stating Instagram may require identity verification to use certain products and features, and may restrict or disable accounts if verification is not completed.

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Facebook

Facebook

Added a policy stating that identity verification may be required to use certain products and features, and failure to comply may result in restricted access or a disabled account.

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OpenAI

ChatGPT

Added new OpenAI cookies for service functionality and new Snapchat cookies for marketing measurement.

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OpenAI

ChatGPT

Added a new section for Financial Plugins and ChatGPT for Financial Services, stating they are for informational purposes only and that OpenAI does not provide financial advice.

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X

X

Added new terms effective October 9, 2026. The license you grant X now explicitly includes using your content to train AI models. Added liquidated damages for scraping and a new limitations period for filing claims. Updated X Corp.'s registered office address.

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Instagram

Instagram

Renamed the "Fraud, Scams, and Deceptive Practices" section to "Prohibited Commercial Practices".

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Instagram

Instagram

Renamed the "Fraud, Scams, and Deceptive Practices" section to "Prohibited Commercial Practices" and added a new "Prohibited Documents and Financial Services" section under "Restricted Goods and Services".

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Facebook

Facebook

Removed the "Unacceptable Business Practices" section. Added a "Prohibited Documents and Financial Services" section restricting ads for fake documents, money muling, and money laundering.

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Facebook

Facebook

Renamed the "Fraud, Scams, and Deceptive Practices" policy to "Prohibited Commercial Practices" and rewrote its rationale. Added a new "Prohibited Documents and Financial Services" section to the Restricted Goods and Services policy, detailing rules on fake documents, money laundering, and more.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Copilot

Expanded device and usage data collection to include interactions with websites and apps. Removed Copilot from the list of services available to child accounts. Updated details on how Copilot uses conversation history for personalization and removed references to Microsoft 365 Copilot.

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Reddit

Reddit

Added sections on how information is used, shared, and protected. Added details on user rights, international data transfers, and specific provisions for users in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, California, other US states, and Brazil.

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X

X

Added a new tracker named 'x-workload-version' used for skew protection during service deploys.

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Reddit

Reddit

Added detailed tables explaining data use by legal basis (Contract, Legitimate Interest, Legal Obligation, Consent). Added new sections with specific rights and information for users in California, other US states, and Brazil.

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