Incident #21CC06 · 11 JUL 2026minor
Disqus adds AI disclosure: moderation and ad targeting, no LLM training on personal data
The privacy policy adds a new section saying Disqus uses AI for content moderation and for delivering more relevant ads based on interests and online activity. It states Disqus does not use or sell consumer personal data to train large language models and does not make solely automated decisions with legal or similar effects. Other changes are formatting, numbering, updated 2025 rights-request statistics, and added EEA/UK regulator references.
Taken from you
- Disclosed that AI is used to target advertising based on your interests and online activity
Won back
- Statement that personal data is not used or sold to train large language models
- Statement that no solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects are made
- Links to EEA data protection authorities and UK ICO added
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
Disqus does not use or sell consumer personal data for the purpose of training large language models.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Second, AI is used to help deliver more relevant advertising to you based on your interests and online activity.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
First, AI is used to help moderate content on the platform — detecting spam and content that violates our community guidelines so that the Service can be kept safe and functional for users.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
We do not utilize personal information in furtherance of solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you, known as “profiling” under certain laws.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Archived version ↗ · 2,052 words changed