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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota Century Code: Chapter 51-07 index heading (anchor)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 51-07 under the heading quoted.",
      "body": "The North Dakota Legislative Branch's official Century Code site (ndlegis.gov) publishes chapter 51-07 under the heading quoted.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“North Dakota Century Code Chapter 51-07 Miscellaneous Provisions”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own statute site, ndlegis.gov (state domain).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t51c07.html",
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      "evidence_quote": "North Dakota Century Code Chapter 51-07 Miscellaneous Provisions",
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      "subject": "North Dakota Century Code",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 51-07-32: Age verification: the duty and liability trigger",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 51-07-32(2) holds liable a commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes sexual material harmful to a minor on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material, if it fails to perform reasonable age verification to verify the age of an individual attempting to access the material.",
      "body": "N.D.C.C. 51-07-32(2) holds liable a commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes sexual material harmful to a minor on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material, if it fails to perform reasonable age verification to verify the age of an individual attempting to access the material.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“2. A commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes sexual material harmful to a minor on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of the material must be held liable if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of an individual attempting to access the material.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t51c07.pdf",
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      "evidence_quote": "2. A commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes sexual material harmful to a minor on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of the material must be held liable if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of an individual attempting to access the material.",
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      "subject": "N.D.C.C. 51-07-32",
      "topic": "Age verification: the duty and liability trigger",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 51-07-32: Age verification: who is a 'commercial entity'",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 51-07-32(1)(a) defines 'commercial entity' to include a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legally recognized business entity; a sole proprietorship is named, so an individual creator operating as one is within the word, but the duty in subsection 2 also requires publishing on a website that contains a substantial portion of such material.",
      "body": "N.D.C.C. 51-07-32(1)(a) defines 'commercial entity' to include a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legally recognized business entity; a sole proprietorship is named, so an individual creator operating as one is within the word, but the duty in subsection 2 also requires publishing on a website that contains a substantial portion of such material.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“\"Commercial entity\" includes a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legally recognized business entity.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t51c07.pdf",
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      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "\"Commercial entity\" includes a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legally recognized business entity.",
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      "from_batch": "758-north-dakota-platform-restrictions-by-state",
      "subject": "N.D.C.C. 51-07-32",
      "topic": "Age verification: who is a 'commercial entity'",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 51-07-32: Age verification: news and intermediary exemptions",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 51-07-32(7)-(8) exempts bona fide news or public-interest broadcasts and reports, and provides that an internet service provider, search engine, cloud service provider or application store is not in violation solely for providing access to content it did not create.",
      "body": "N.D.C.C. 51-07-32(7)-(8) exempts bona fide news or public-interest broadcasts and reports, and provides that an internet service provider, search engine, cloud service provider or application store is not in violation solely for providing access to content it did not create.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“7. This section does not apply to any bona fide news or public interest broadcast, website video, report, or event, and may not be construed to affect the rights of any newsgathering organization. 8. An internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, a search engine, a cloud service provider, or an application store, may not be held to have violated this section solely for providing access or connection to or from a website or other information or content on the internet or a facility, system, or network not under the provider's control, including transmission, downloading, intermediate storage, access software, or other forms of access or storage to the extent the provider is not responsible for the creation of the content of the communication that constitutes sexual material harmful to a minor.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t51c07.pdf",
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      "source_publisher": "North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code)",
      "evidence_quote": "7. This section does not apply to any bona fide news or public interest broadcast, website video, report, or event, and may not be construed to affect the rights of any newsgathering organization. 8. An internet service provider or its affiliates or subsidiaries, a search engine, a cloud service provider, or an application store, may not be held to have violated this section solely for providing access or connection to or from a website or other information or content on the internet or a facility, system, or network not under the provider's control, including transmission, downloading, intermediate storage, access software, or other forms of access or storage to the extent the provider is not responsible for the creation of the content of the communication that constitutes sexual material harmful to a minor.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 12.1-17-07.2: Exemption for service providers and hosting companies",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 12.1-17-07.2(4) exempts internet service providers and interactive computer services, electronic communications providers, cable operators and hosting companies from the distribution offense when distribution is only incidental and they do not aid or abet or charge more than their usual fee; it imposes no takedown duty on a host.",
      "body": "N.D.C.C. 12.1-17-07.2(4) exempts internet service providers and interactive computer services, electronic communications providers, cable operators and hosting companies from the distribution offense when distribution is only incidental and they do not aid or abet or charge more than their usual fee; it imposes no takedown duty on a host.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“4. This section also does not apply to: a. An internet service provider or interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2); b. A provider of an electronic communications service, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2510; c. A telecommunications service, information service, or mobile service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153, including a commercial mobile service, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332(d); d. A cable operator, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 552, if: (1) The distribution of an intimate image by the cable operator occurs only incidentally through the operator's function of: (a) Transmitting or routing data from one person to another person; or (b) Providing a connection between one person and another person; (2) The operator does not intentionally aid or abet in the distribution of the intimate image; and (3) The operator does not knowingly receive from or through a person who distributes the intimate image a fee greater than the fee generally charged by the operator, as a specific condition for permitting the person to distribute the intimate image; or e. A hosting company, if: (1) The distribution of an intimate image by the hosting company occurs only incidentally through the hosting company's function of providing data storage space or data caching to a person; (2) The hosting company does not intentionally engage, aid, or abet in the distribution of the intimate image; and (3) The hosting company does not knowingly receive from or through a person who distributes the intimate image a fee greater than the fee generally charged by the provider, as a specific condition for permitting the person to distribute, store, or cache the intimate image.”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.",
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      "source_link": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c17.pdf",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 32-49-07: Construction with the Communications Decency Act",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] N.D.C.C. 32-49-07 requires chapter 32-49 to be construed consistently with the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 230), so a website host is not made liable by the chapter for content posted by others.",
      "body": "N.D.C.C. 32-49-07 requires chapter 32-49 to be construed consistently with the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 230), so a website host is not made liable by the chapter for content posted by others.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch (North Dakota Century Code) actually says:\n\n“This chapter must be construed to be consistent with the Communications Decency Act”\n\nNote: Source is the legislature's chapter PDF (ndlegis.gov); the verifier cannot read PDFs, quote checked by hand with pdftotext.",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Statutory code citation",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota's official statutory code is the North Dakota Century Code, published on the state legislature's website at ndlegis.gov.",
      "body": "North Dakota's official statutory code is the North Dakota Century Code, published on the state legislature's website at ndlegis.gov.\n\nWhat North Dakota Legislative Branch actually says:\n\n“Century Code | North Dakota Legislative Branch”\n\nNote: Anchor record for batch 758. This is the official index page of the North Dakota Century Code, the state's statutory code. The page states: 'The text of the North Dakota Century Code published on this website is the official version of the North Dakota Century Code and may vary from any printed or online versions of the North Dakota Century Code available from private publishers.' The index lists all titles of the Century Code; the 07/01/25 update reflects changes from the 69th Legislative Assembly.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] North Dakota Century Code Chapter 12.1-27: obscenity statute status",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Fansly: platform availability",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Fansly does not state any state-level restrictions or exclusions for North Dakota users on its help or main pages.",
      "body": "Fansly does not state any state-level restrictions or exclusions for North Dakota users on its help or main pages.\n\nWhat Fansly (NotACult Ltd) actually says:\n\n“Fansly - Start Interacting With Your Fans”\n\nNote: Fansly's help page does not mention any state-level restrictions or exclusions for North Dakota or any other US state.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://fansly.com/help",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Fansly (NotACult Ltd)",
      "evidence_quote": "Fansly - Start Interacting With Your Fans",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "758-north-dakota-platform-restrictions-by-state",
      "subject": "Fansly",
      "topic": "platform availability",
      "applies_to_country": "us-nd",
      "applies_to_scope": "North Dakota residents",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us-nd"
        ],
        "platform": "fansly",
        "topic": [
          "access.geo"
        ],
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      },
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
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      }
    },
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      "id": "learn_r758_north_dakota_platform_restrictions_by_state_manyvids_geo_001",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ManyVids: regional restrictions",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] JustForFans Terms state that 'Subscription in the Service and use of this Site is void where prohibited,' and subscribers accessing from Sweden are prohibited from viewing live cam shows and ordering custom videos.",
      "body": "JustForFans Terms state that 'Subscription in the Service and use of this Site is void where prohibited,' and subscribers accessing from Sweden are prohibited from viewing live cam shows and ordering custom videos.\n\nWhat JFF Publications, LLC (JustForFans) actually says:\n\n“Portions of this Site are fee or subscription based. Subscription in the Service and use of this Site is void where prohibited. Subscribers accessing the site from Sweden are prohibited from viewing live cam shows and from ordering custom videos.”\n\nNote: JustForFans Terms of Service does not list North Dakota as a restricted state, though it does mention Sweden for specific restrictions.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.justfor.fans/legal",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "JFF Publications, LLC (JustForFans)",
      "evidence_quote": "Portions of this Site are fee or subscription based. Subscription in the Service and use of this Site is void where prohibited. Subscribers accessing the site from Sweden are prohibited from viewing live cam shows and from ordering custom videos.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "758-north-dakota-platform-restrictions-by-state",
      "subject": "ManyVids",
      "topic": "regional restrictions",
      "applies_to_country": "us-nd",
      "applies_to_scope": "North Dakota residents",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us-nd"
        ],
        "platform": "justforfans",
        "topic": [
          "access.geo"
        ],
        "explicitness": "explicit_solo"
      },
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r758_north_dakota_platform_restrictions_by_state_jff_2257_001",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] JustForFans: 2257 compliance",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] JustForFans states that all persons depicted in content uploaded must be at least 18 years of age, and content uploaders must ensure compliance with 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§2257 & 2257A and 28 C.F.R. Part 75.",
      "body": "JustForFans states that all persons depicted in content uploaded must be at least 18 years of age, and content uploaders must ensure compliance with 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§2257 & 2257A and 28 C.F.R. Part 75.\n\nWhat JFF Publications, LLC (JustForFans) actually says:\n\n“ALL PERSONS DEPICTED IN THE IMAGES OR VIDEO THAT YOU STREAM AND/OR UPLOAD TO THE SITE MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE WHEN THE DEPICTION WAS CREATED. You understand and agree that the Site acts as an online third-party publishing forum, therefore, should You determine that Your uploaded content contains actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct, then it is solely Your obligation to ensure that Your uploaded content is compliant with all requirements set forth in 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§2257 & 2257A et seq. and 28 C.F.R. Part 75.1 et seq., as amended (\"Section 2257\").”\n\nNote: This is federal law compliance, not North Dakota specific. Recorded for reference but is federal requirement already collected in prior batches.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.justfor.fans/legal",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "JFF Publications, LLC (JustForFans)",
      "evidence_quote": "ALL PERSONS DEPICTED IN THE IMAGES OR VIDEO THAT YOU STREAM AND/OR UPLOAD TO THE SITE MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE WHEN THE DEPICTION WAS CREATED. You understand and agree that the Site acts as an online third-party publishing forum, therefore, should You determine that Your uploaded content contains actual or simulated sexually explicit conduct, then it is solely Your obligation to ensure that Your uploaded content is compliant with all requirements set forth in 18 U.S.C. Â§Â§2257 & 2257A et seq. and 28 C.F.R. Part 75.1 et seq., as amended (\"Section 2257\").",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "758-north-dakota-platform-restrictions-by-state",
      "subject": "JustForFans",
      "topic": "2257 compliance",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Federal requirement - not state specific",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "explicit_solo",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-nd"
        ],
        "platform": "justforfans",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "explicit_solo"
      },
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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      "id": "learn_r758_north_dakota_platform_restrictions_by_state_jff_prohibited_001",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] JustForFans: prohibited content",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] JustForFans lists prohibited content including no animal sexual activity, no blood, no incest, no necrophilia, no weapons, and no content involving individuals under 18.",
      "body": "JustForFans lists prohibited content including no animal sexual activity, no blood, no incest, no necrophilia, no weapons, and no content involving individuals under 18.\n\nWhat JFF Publications, LLC (JustForFans) actually says:\n\n“No animal sexual activity - There cannot be any sexual activity or inappropriate conduct with real animals. No blood, real or simulated. No broken skin. Skin reddening is okay. No branding or burning the skin. No cannibalism. No consumption of drugs or alcohol - Smoking is permitted, as long as it is assuredly tobacco. No insect/animal crushing including any invertebrates - food/inanimate objects may be crushed. No hate speech or inciting violence. No horror/snuff - You cannot act out someone being killed or maimed. No incest - Roleplay is fine, but the people in the videos must not be actually related by blood or marriage. No consensual-non-consent or \"rape play,\" including: No kidnapping or abduction play. No hypnosis. No menstrual blood during intercourse - Menstruation on its own is fine. No necrophilia. No needle play or stapling. No peeing on other people, no piss drinking. No scat (feces). No sleeping or unconscious people. No underage content, real or simulated. No weapons. No public videos where there are people present who are visible and have not signed a consent form. No vandalism. No AI videos simulating any realistic persons.”\n\nNote: JustForFans lists comprehensive prohibited content but does not mention North Dakota or any state-specific restrictions.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.justfor.fans/legal",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
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      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "758-north-dakota-platform-restrictions-by-state",
      "subject": "JustForFans",
      "topic": "prohibited content",
      "applies_to_country": "us-nd",
      "applies_to_scope": "North Dakota residents",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "explicit_solo",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us-nd"
        ],
        "platform": "justforfans",
        "topic": [
          "rules.content"
        ],
        "explicitness": "explicit_solo"
      },
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r758_north_dakota_platform_restrictions_by_state_jff_banned_words_001",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] JustForFans: content restrictions",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] JustForFans lists banned words including 'teen', 'teens', 'underage', 'under-age', and 'lolita' that cannot appear anywhere visible on the site.",
      "body": "JustForFans lists banned words including 'teen', 'teens', 'underage', 'under-age', and 'lolita' that cannot appear anywhere visible on the site.\n\nWhat JFF Publications, LLC (JustForFans) actually says:\n\n“The following banned words or terms cannot appear anywhere visible on the site, including in: posts, biographies, product names/descriptions or private messages. escort, meeting, meet, hustler, hustle, lolita, pedo, preteen, pre-teen, underage, under-age, teen, teens, blood, feces, scat, poo, rape, incest, drug, force, forcing, torture, torturing, hypnotize, hypnosis, hypnotizing, mesmerize, mesmerized, mesmerizing, mind control, asleep, sleeping, in-person, onlyfans, onlyfans.com, 4my.fans, ismyguy.com, manyvids, popper, poppers, pnp, vimeo, drunk.”\n\nNote: JustForFans lists banned words but does not mention North Dakota or any state-specific restrictions.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.justfor.fans/legal",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "JFF Publications, LLC (JustForFans)",
      "evidence_quote": "The following banned words or terms cannot appear anywhere visible on the site, including in: posts, biographies, product names/descriptions or private messages. escort, meeting, meet, hustler, hustle, lolita, pedo, preteen, pre-teen, underage, under-age, teen, teens, blood, feces, scat, poo, rape, incest, drug, force, forcing, torture, torturing, hypnotize, hypnosis, hypnotizing, mesmerize, mesmerized, mesmerizing, mind control, asleep, sleeping, in-person, onlyfans, onlyfans.com, 4my.fans, ismyguy.com, manyvids, popper, poppers, pnp, vimeo, drunk.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "758-north-dakota-platform-restrictions-by-state",
      "subject": "JustForFans",
      "topic": "content restrictions",
      "applies_to_country": "us-nd",
      "applies_to_scope": "North Dakota residents",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "explicit_solo",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us-nd"
        ],
        "platform": "justforfans",
        "topic": [
          "rules.content"
        ],
        "explicitness": "explicit_solo"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r758_north_dakota_platform_restrictions_by_state_patreon_geo_001",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon: regional availability",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Patreon's legal policy does not mention North Dakota or any state-level restrictions on platform availability.",
      "body": "Patreon's legal policy does not mention North Dakota or any state-level restrictions on platform availability.\n\nWhat Patreon, Inc. actually says:\n\n“Patreon - Let's get you help”\n\nNote: Patreon's legal policy page does not mention North Dakota or any state-level restrictions on creator payouts.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.patreon.com/legal/policy",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Patreon, Inc.",
      "evidence_quote": "Patreon - Let's get you help",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "758-north-dakota-platform-restrictions-by-state",
      "subject": "Patreon",
      "topic": "regional availability",
      "applies_to_country": "us-nd",
      "applies_to_scope": "North Dakota residents",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us-nd"
        ],
        "platform": "patreon",
        "topic": [
          "access.geo"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
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        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r758_north_dakota_platform_restrictions_by_state_kofi_geo_001",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ko-fi: regional availability",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ko-fi's homepage does not mention any state-level restrictions or exclusions for North Dakota users.",
      "body": "Ko-fi's homepage does not mention any state-level restrictions or exclusions for North Dakota users.\n\nWhat Ko-fi Labs actually says:\n\n“Ko-fi is a safe, friendly place. You must be 18 or over to use Ko-fi. Pages that break our terms will be unpublished.”\n\nNote: Ko-fi's terms page does not mention North Dakota or any state-level restrictions on payouts.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://ko-fi.com/terms",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-15",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Ko-fi Labs",
      "evidence_quote": "Ko-fi is a safe, friendly place. You must be 18 or over to use Ko-fi. Pages that break our terms will be unpublished.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "Ko-fi",
      "topic": "regional availability",
      "applies_to_country": "us-nd",
      "applies_to_scope": "North Dakota residents",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us-nd"
        ],
        "platform": "kofi",
        "topic": [
          "access.geo"
        ],
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        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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