Acceptable Use Policy.

Last updated: 21 May 2026
Effective date: 21 May 2026

1. Scope and authority

1.1 This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") applies to all use of AnyNews and is incorporated into our Terms of Service. Using AnyNews constitutes agreement to this Policy.

1.2 This Policy uses the same defined terms as the Terms of Service. "User Content" and "AI Output" carry their meanings from there.

1.3 We may update this Policy at any time. Material changes are notified per the Terms of Service §15.1.

2. Prohibited content

You may not use AnyNews to create, publish, distribute, or facilitate any of the following:

2.1 Illegal content

Content that violates any applicable law, regulation, or court order in the jurisdictions where it is published or where it can be accessed. This includes content involving:

• Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) - strictly prohibited, will result in immediate suspension and reporting to authorities.
• Terrorism, terrorist financing, or content promoting terrorist organizations.
• Human trafficking, modern slavery, or exploitation of vulnerable persons.
• Illegal drug trafficking or sale of controlled substances.
• Illegal firearms or weapons sales.

2.2 Defamation and false statements about identifiable persons

Content that:

• Makes false factual statements about an identifiable person, business, or organization that damages their reputation.
• Attributes statements, actions, or views to real persons that they did not actually make or take.
• Misrepresents the credentials, qualifications, or affiliations of real persons.

2.3 Harassment, threats, and incitement

Content that:

• Harasses, threatens, stalks, or intimidates any individual or group.
• Incites violence against any individual or group, including on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic.
• Promotes self-harm, suicide, or eating disorders.
• Doxxes, exposes private information, or facilitates real-world harm.

2.4 Election interference and political disinformation

This category receives heightened scrutiny given AnyNews's nature as a news-publishing tool. You may not:

• Create or publish content designed to mislead voters about when, where, or how to vote.
• Generate or publish fabricated quotes, fabricated endorsements, or fabricated statements attributed to candidates, election officials, or government bodies.
• Use the Service to coordinate inauthentic behavior, including coordinated networks of accounts publishing similar content to manipulate political discourse.
• Generate deepfake audio or video of political figures.
• Spread known-false claims about election integrity, voter eligibility, or election results.

2.5 Deceptive content

Content designed to mislead the audience about its origin, nature, or substance, including:

• Impersonation of real persons, journalists, news organizations, brands, or government bodies.
• Fabricated news stories presented as factual reporting.
• AI-generated content presented as if it were written by a real named human journalist.
• Synthetic media (deepfakes, voice clones, AI-generated images) of real people without their explicit consent and clear labeling.
• Misleading clickbait that misrepresents the content it links to.

2.6 Plagiarism and copyright infringement

Content that:

• Reproduces another publisher's work without permission or applicable fair-use justification.
• Republishes copyrighted articles, images, or video without rights.
• Presents another writer's work as your own.
• Removes or alters credits, watermarks, or attribution required by copyright holders.
• Uses images you do not have the rights to publish, including stock images without a license, paparazzi photos without permission, or social media images of identifiable persons without consent where applicable.

2.7 Privacy violations

Content that:

• Discloses non-public personal information about identifiable persons without their consent.
• Publishes images of identifiable persons taken in circumstances where they had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
• Reveals the identities of confidential sources, anonymous reporters, or persons in protective categories (witnesses, abuse survivors, etc.) without their consent.

2.8 Adult content and explicit material

Content that:

• Is sexually explicit, pornographic, or sexually suggestive.
• Targets minors in any sexual or romantic context.
• Promotes adult services.

2.9 Hateful content

Content that promotes hatred, discrimination, or supremacist ideologies based on race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by international human rights norms.

2.10 Health and safety misinformation

Content that:

• Promotes medical or health claims that are likely to cause physical harm to people who act on them.
• Spreads false information about vaccines, pandemics, or public health emergencies in ways that endanger lives.
• Promotes self-harm methods or pro-anorexia/pro-bulimia content.

2.11 Financial fraud and market manipulation

Content designed to:

• Defraud investors, including pump-and-dump schemes, fake investment opportunities, or fabricated financial news.
• Manipulate stock prices, cryptocurrency markets, or other financial markets.
• Solicit funds under false pretenses.

3. Prohibited uses of the Service

Beyond prohibited content, the following uses of AnyNews itself are not permitted:

3.1 Spam and bulk manipulation

• Generating high volumes of substantially similar content to flood a platform or topic.
• Operating networks of coordinated accounts to amplify content artificially.
• Using AnyNews to bypass platform rate limits, anti-spam systems, or moderation systems on connected social networks.

3.2 Impersonation accounts

• Creating an AnyNews account using someone else's identity.
• Operating channels in AnyNews that impersonate real news organizations, journalists, or public figures without their permission.

3.3 Evasion

• Creating new accounts to evade a suspension or ban on a prior account.
• Using technical means to circumvent rate limits, geographic restrictions, or other access controls.

3.4 Technical abuse

• Reverse engineering, decompiling, or attempting to derive the source code of the Service.
• Scraping the Service or extracting data at scale beyond what the user interface offers.
• Using automated tools to interact with the Service in ways not permitted by its UI.
• Probing for vulnerabilities, performing unauthorized penetration tests, or attempting to exploit the Service.
• Introducing malware, viruses, or harmful code.

3.5 Competing-product development

• Using AnyNews to build, train, or improve a competing product, including using AI Output as training data for a competing AI system.
• Systematically extracting AnyNews's features, methods, or content for benchmarking against the Service.

3.6 Reselling

• Reselling, white-labeling, or sublicensing the Service without our prior written consent.
• Reselling AI Output generated by AnyNews as if it were generated by your own AI system.

4. Special considerations for AI-generated content

Because AnyNews is an AI-assisted publishing tool, certain practices carry heightened risk and are subject to specific rules:

4.1 Labeling synthetic media

When publishing synthetic images, audio, video, or other AI-generated media that could reasonably be mistaken for authentic content, you must label it as AI-generated or synthetic in a way visible to the audience. This applies especially to:

• Images of real people generated or substantially modified by AI.
• Audio or video that simulates a real person's voice or appearance.
• News-style content that presents AI-generated narratives as factual reporting.

4.2 Attribution of AI-generated content

Do not present AI Output as having been written by a specific named human journalist or expert. You may attribute AI Output to your publication, brand, or organization, but not falsely to a named individual person.

4.3 Fact-checking obligation

AI Output may contain factual errors. You are responsible for fact-checking before publishing, regardless of how confidently the Service presents the content. See Terms of Service §6.5.

5. Enforcement

5.1 Discretion

We enforce this Policy at our discretion. We do not have an obligation to monitor User Content or AI Output proactively, but we may act when we become aware of violations through user reports, automated detection, third-party complaints, or other means.

5.2 Tiered response

Category	Typical first response
CSAM, terrorism content, immediate threats of violence, illegal weapons or drug trafficking	Immediate suspension without warning; report to relevant authorities where required by law
Election interference, fabricated political content, doxxing, severe harassment	Immediate suspension without warning
Defamation, plagiarism, copyright infringement, impersonation	Removal of content; warning; suspension on repeated or severe violations
Spam, manipulation, technical abuse	Warning, rate limiting, or suspension depending on severity
Less serious violations	Warning, with opportunity to remediate

5.3 Actions we may take

Depending on the nature and severity of the violation, we may:

• Remove or hide specific User Content or AI Output.
• Limit your account's ability to publish or use certain features.
• Suspend your account temporarily.
• Terminate your account permanently.
• Refuse to refund any portion of your subscription for the remaining billing period.
• Cooperate with law enforcement and provide account information when required by law.
• Report content to relevant authorities or platforms.

5.4 No obligation to warn

For serious violations (the top two rows of the table in §5.2), we may suspend or terminate accounts without any prior warning. The "tiered response" describes our typical approach, not a guaranteed sequence of steps.

5.5 No refunds for terminated accounts

Accounts terminated for violations of this Policy are not entitled to refunds of any unused subscription time.

5.6 Appeals

If you believe your account was suspended or content removed in error, you may contact info@anynews.ai to appeal. We will review appeals in good faith. We are not obligated to reverse enforcement actions, but we will provide a substantive response.

6. Reporting violations

If you become aware of content or use of the Service that violates this Policy, report it to info@anynews.ai with:

• The specific account, channel, or content involved.
• A description of the suspected violation.
• Any supporting evidence (links, screenshots).

For copyright-specific complaints, see our DMCA Policy.

For urgent matters involving immediate threats of physical harm, contact local law enforcement first, then notify us.

7. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy at any time. Material changes are notified per our Terms of Service §15.1. Continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

8. Contact

Questions about this Policy: info@anynews.ai.