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In the updated policy, which takes effect on 12 November 2026, Anthropic renames its elections section Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes and drops its blanket prohibition on personalized vote and campaign targeting; it says voter targeting that relies on deception or misuse of personal data stays prohibited under other sections.

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We've renamed it Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes to reflect that scope. For a similar reason, we've also removed our blanket prohibition on personalized vote and campaign targeting. ... The updated policy takes effect on November 12.

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2026 Usage Policy update
Anthropic · 2026-10-08

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Anthropic's updated Usage Policy will take effect on 12 November 9 Oct 2026

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“In the updated policy, which takes effect on 12 November 2026, Anthropic renames its elections section Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes and drops its blanket prohibition on personalized vote and campaign targeting; it says voter targeting that relies on deception or misuse of personal data stays prohibited under other sections.” ai notis, checked 9 Oct 2026. Source: 2026 Usage Policy update (Anthropic). https://ainotis.com/c/867

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ai notis. (2026, October 9). In the updated policy, which takes effect on 12 November 2026, Anthropic renames its elections section Do Not Undermine Democratic Processes and drops its blanket prohibition on personalized vote and campaign targeting; it says voter targeting that relies on deception or misuse of personal data stays prohibited under other sections [Checked claim 867]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/867

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