Is Scribd under any legal obligation to display content that users upload? I cannot find any in the Terms of Use.
I did find some terms that allow Scribd to remove content for any reason and terms which purport to limit any remedy for such removal to "Don't like it? Then don't use it."
12.1 Scribd. You agree that Scribd, in its sole discretion, for any or no reason, and without penalty, may terminate any account (or any part thereof) You may have with Scribd or Your use of the Scribd Platform and remove and discard all or any part of Your account, User profile, and any content, at any time and without notice to You.
12.2 You. Your only remedy with respect to any dissatisfaction with (i) the Scribd Platform, (ii) any term of these Terms, (iii) any policy or practice of Scribd in operating the Scribd Platform, or (iv) any content or information transmitted through the Scribd Platform, is to cancel Your account and stop using Scribd.
7. Removal of Content. Regardless of which purchase option You have selected, Scribd reserves the right to modify or withdraw at any time any Scribd Commercial Content from access by You at the request of its publisher or for any other reason.
I did find some terms that allow Scribd to remove content for any reason and terms which purport to limit any remedy for such removal to "Don't like it? Then don't use it."
12.1 Scribd. You agree that Scribd, in its sole discretion, for any or no reason, and without penalty, may terminate any account (or any part thereof) You may have with Scribd or Your use of the Scribd Platform and remove and discard all or any part of Your account, User profile, and any content, at any time and without notice to You.
12.2 You. Your only remedy with respect to any dissatisfaction with (i) the Scribd Platform, (ii) any term of these Terms, (iii) any policy or practice of Scribd in operating the Scribd Platform, or (iv) any content or information transmitted through the Scribd Platform, is to cancel Your account and stop using Scribd.
https://support.scribd.com/hc/en-us/articles/210129326-Gener...
7. Removal of Content. Regardless of which purchase option You have selected, Scribd reserves the right to modify or withdraw at any time any Scribd Commercial Content from access by You at the request of its publisher or for any other reason.
https://support.scribd.com/hc/en-us/articles/210129486-Scrib...