What Changed in the META ToS (July 18, 2024)

I thought users who posted here or in What changed in the Meta TOS (April 8, 2024)? might be interested in the fact that the TOS seem to have changed again.
Unfortunately, the date at the end wasn’t updated. It still says

The company last updated these terms on February 13, 2025, and may update these terms again. The company will post all updates to the forum.

For updates that contain substantial changes, the company agrees to either e-mail you, if you’ve created an account and provided a valid e-mail address, or to announce the updates with special messages or alerts on the forum.

But there is information regarding the volunteer mods now, which must have been added at the end of March (archive.org - Meta TOS - March 20 doesn’t have the new part, but archive.org - Meta TOS - April 2 has it).

This is the new part:

Volunteer Moderators

The company may use volunteer moderators to review reports and moderate content. Volunteer moderators participate on a voluntary basis and are not employees, contractors, or representatives of the company.

Volunteer moderators may remove or flag content, issue warnings, temporarily suspend users, and escalate violations to company personnel. Volunteer moderators may not create policies, represent the company, or override moderation decisions.

Volunteer moderators must enforce community rules fairly, treat users respectfully, avoid harassment or discrimination, and not misuse moderation powers.

Volunteer moderators must keep confidential all user reports, moderation discussions, internal moderation tools, and any non-public user data. Volunteer moderators must comply with applicable privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation where applicable.

Volunteer moderator privileges are granted at the company’s discretion and may be modified, suspended, or revoked at any time.

Volunteer moderators must act in good faith and follow the Moderation Policy, Community Guidelines, and applicable law.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the company is not liable for actions taken by volunteer moderators in connection with moderation activities.

Each volunteer moderator agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the company and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses arising from:
(a) misuse of moderation tools or privileges;
(b) violation of these Terms or the Community Guidelines; or
(c) violation of applicable law or third-party rights.

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