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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. <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. | + | 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. For example, laws such as the Digital Millenium Copyright ACT (DMCA) regulate that data cannot be collected from minors under the age of 13 and that terms of service agreements must be written in language that is easy to understand <ref>https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/safeselling/terms/</ref> |
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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. For example, laws such as the Digital Millenium Copyright ACT (DMCA) regulate that data cannot be collected from minors under the age of 13 and that terms of service agreements must be written in language that is easy to understand [3]