Can a villain be a terrorist in AI video?
The texts of 15 of the 27 tools name terrorism or violent extremism. Their statements are tabled below and quoted with sources. From 15 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Tool | What the text says | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | Promoting terrorism or violent extremism is prohibited | Violence |
| Arcloop | Violent and terror-related content is listed as prohibited | Violence |
| Character App | Terrorist or violent extremist content is prohibited without exception | Violence |
| Google Flow | Facilitating violent extremism or terrorism is prohibited | Violence |
| Grok Imagine | Critically harming or promoting harm to human life is prohibited, pro-terrorist activity included | Violence |
| HeyGen | Zero tolerance for terrorist organizations and dangerous groups | Violence |
| invideo | Serious threats of violence and glorified terrorism are prohibited | Violence |
| Moonvalley | Content depicting or celebrating violence or terrorism is prohibited | Violence |
| Pika | Promoting or inciting violence or terrorism is prohibited | Violence |
| PixVerse | Glorifying violence or supporting violent extremism is prohibited | Violence |
| Runway | Content promoting terrorism or violent extremism is prohibited | Violence |
| SceneMixer | Terrorist or violent extremist content is zero-tolerance | Violence |
| Synthesia | Material support to designated terrorist organizations is prohibited | Violence |
| Topview | Content threatening, inciting or promoting violence is prohibited | Violence |
| Vidu | Violent or homicidal material is prohibited | Violence |
Inclusion rule. Tools in the register whose quoted policy text names terrorism or violent extremism, or an unambiguous synonym. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
1What this means for the scene
Extremism is named more consistently than any other violent category, usually with promote, glorify or recruit. A villain whose plot is foiled is a different thing from content that glorifies a group, but the wording rarely makes the distinction for fiction explicitly.
2The words themselves
Promote terrorism or violent extremism
Adobe Generative AI User Guidelines
upload or generate unlawful, obscene, pornographic, defamatory, hateful, violent, discriminatory, harassing, terror-related, or otherwise inappropriate content
Arcloop Terms of Use
Terrorist or violent extremist content that promotes, glorifies, or recruits for organizations designated by the US, UK, EU, or UN.
Character App Content Policy
Facilitates violent extremism or terrorism.
Google Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy
Critically harming or promoting critically harming human life (yours or anyone else's), including pro-terrorist activities
SpaceXAI Acceptable Use Policy
Heygen has a zero tolerance policy for dangerous individuals, organizations and networks of people. This includes terrorist organizations
HeyGen Moderation Policy
content inciting or glorifying terrorism, extremism or organised crime, and serious threats of violence or harm against persons or property
invideo Usage Policy
constitutes, depicts, threatens, incites, facilitates, celebrates, or promotes: (1) violence, hate, harassment, intimidation, terrorism
Moonvalley Prohibited Use Policy
- Section 1Promoting terrorism or violent extremism is prohibitedBe respectful and safe
- Prohibited conductViolent and terror-related content is listed as prohibited
- Section 2Terrorist or violent extremist content is prohibited without exceptionZero tolerance
- Dangerous or illegal activitiesFacilitating violent extremism or terrorism is prohibited
- Causing harmCritically harming or promoting harm to human life is prohibited, pro-terrorist activity included
- Dangerous individuals and organizationsZero tolerance for terrorist organizations and dangerous groups
- Clause 2.1Serious threats of violence and glorified terrorism are prohibited
- Prohibited contentContent depicting or celebrating violence or terrorism is prohibited
- Prohibited usesPromoting or inciting violence or terrorism is prohibited
- Community rulesGlorifying violence or supporting violent extremism is prohibited
- Violence and goreContent promoting terrorism or violent extremism is prohibited
- Section 04Terrorist or violent extremist content is zero-toleranceAcceptable use
- Categories of prohibitionsMaterial support to designated terrorist organizations is prohibited
- Prohibited contentContent threatening, inciting or promoting violence is prohibitedviolent threats, extremism or terrorism
- Prohibited contentViolent or homicidal material is prohibited
3Who addresses the field without naming it
On violence and gore, the texts of Dreamina, Hailuo AI, Higgsfield, Kling AI, Krea, Midjourney, OpenArt, Pippit and 2 more say something, but not about terrorism or violent extremism (10 tools). Silent on the field altogether: LTX Studio and Luma AI.