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| − | A Terms of Service agreement is an agreement between a user and a website about what terms the user must agree to in order to use the website<ref>https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/know-your-rights-when-social-media-companies-change-their-terms-of-service#</ref>. | + | A Terms of Service agreement is an agreement between a user and a website about what terms the user must agree to in order to use the website. Most social media sites require users to sign a Terms of Service agreement to create an account, and many of these agreements authorize social media companies to use users' personal data for profit, creating controversy. <ref>https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/know-your-rights-when-social-media-companies-change-their-terms-of-service#</ref>. Studies have found that few users actually read the agreements and may not understand what they are agreeing to in exchange for signing <ref>https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/04/half-of-americans-dont-know-what-a-privacy-policy-is/</ref>. This has caused some jurisdictions to create regulations restricting what can appear in terms of service agreements and how much control users have regarding their privacy. |
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A Terms of Service agreement is an agreement between a user and a website about what terms the user must agree to in order to use the website. Most social media sites require users to sign a Terms of Service agreement to create an account, and many of these agreements authorize social media companies to use users' personal data for profit, creating controversy. [1]. Studies have found that few users actually read the agreements and may not understand what they are agreeing to in exchange for signing [2]. This has caused some jurisdictions to create regulations restricting what can appear in terms of service agreements and how much control users have regarding their privacy.