Engadget: SoundCloud backtracks on ‘too broad’ AI terms of service. “Specifically, SoundCloud’s Terms of Use now forbids the company from using content uploaded to SoundCloud to train generative AI that replicates an artist without their consent.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/engadget-soundcloud-backtracks-on-too-broad-ai-terms-of-service/
Gizmodo: YouTube Cracks Down on Fake Movie Trailer Channels Making Money. “After numerous reports about how various online creators, such as Screen Culture, were pulling in big numbers with fake trailers, their demonetization marks the start of YouTube removing channels that utilize AI generated content from its partner programs.”
arXiv: Data Ethics in the Fediverse: Analyzing the Role of Instance Policies in Mastodon Research. “This article addresses the disconnect between the individual policy documents of Mastodon instances–many of which explicitly prohibit data collection for research purposes–and the actual data handling practices observed in academic research involving Mastodon. We present a systematic analysis […]
People on threads are posting concerns about the terms of service changes and how they basically give ownership of their content to Meta. But I don't think they realize that part of the terms have always been there.
The old text said users allow them to share to the fediverse when it's ready, the new text just removes the "when it's ready" part. The rest is pretty much the same.
this is an odd #camera , wouldn't it be better an older one that doesn't require an internet connection and sign up to a #termsofservice you don't agree with? #Odysee #rossmann
https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/i-thought-i-bought-a-camera,-but-no!-dji:b
Simplified #TermsOfService https://tosdr.org
NY’s Court of Appeals sends a claim subject to a default judgment to arbitration because, although Uber failed to answer the complaint, it did update its terms of service and provided that its arbitration clause applies to pending claims.
#law #contracts #TermsOfService #Arbitration #Litigation #Uber
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/04/ny-court-of-appeals-sends-claims-of-injured-uber-user-to-arbitration.html
Join us for the April #CommunityCall today at 09:00 UTC!
This month we're focusing on the #Dating collection. Marie-Pierre Vidonne will share the reasons behind the collection and why tracking dating app terms and conditions matters.
Call in on Jitsi: https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
#DigitalCommons #TechForGood #DatingApps #TermsOfService #Transparency
The Supreme Court of PA is hearing an appeal of a case invalidating Uber’s terms of service. Brett Frischmann has filed an amicus brief in support of the appellees, calling for meaningful informed consent to digital contracts.
#law #contracts #arbitration #litigation #Jury #Uber #TermsOfService
🚀 Ah, the "Vibe Coder" role—because clearly, coding is all about good vibes and not, you know, actual coding 🤦♂️. Dive into this labyrinth of recycled internet filler where logging in is the real challenge, and terms of service agreements are our new bedtime stories 📜😴.
https://getcoai.com/careers/vibe-coder-frontend-developer-role/ #VibeCoder #CodingHumor #InternetCulture #TechSatire #TermsOfService #HackerNews #ngated
@Ullilust read the #ToS in detail and you'll see it.
Am I the only one who actually reads the #TermsOfService #Terms?
Plaintiffs, injured while in an Uber, claim that they did not agree to arbitrate. Their 12-year-old daughter was using her mother’s Uber Eats app, and she agreed to terms. The arbiter can work that out, says the court. Bondage has replaced freedom of K.
@jschauma
Before spreading that screenshot any further, you might want to check out what the TOS really say now, as of march 2nd (see below).
Further read on the topic:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/02/mozilla_introduces_terms_of_use/
In short: I personally file this as a fuck up categorized by Hanlon's Razor:
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"
#Mozilla #Firefox #TermsofService
Doordash is running an advertising campaign right now where they give you a free cookie if you sign away your right to sue them.
Essentially Doordash is running an advertising campaign on my campus where you get a free cookie if you "scan a QR code" but you only get that cookie if you have a Doordash account. To make a Doordash account you have to legally sign away your right to sue Doordash Inc.
#doordash #termsofservice #termsofservicedidnotread #capitalism #rights
There is quite some outrage online over Firefox explicitly (and rather vaguely) outlining their Terms of Use/Privacy policy in a short statement.
What I want to know is if I do what I thought most FF users also do, which is to disable telemetry, Sync, autocomplete, change to a private search engine, etc, then is whatever statement they make entirely moot, since nothing is sent? Or am I missing something?
tosdr.org is a gem!!!
They process the tos for you in laymans terms!
"Mozilla is Introducing 'Terms of Use' to Firefox" - OMG! Ubuntu
I'm hoping that the line "When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox." doesn't mean that they're taking free reign to train so-called "AI" on everything I do 🧐
It looks like it hangs on "as you indicate with your use". So if I don't use the crappy GenAI bullshit then hopefully I'm safe.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/mozilla-introducing-terms-of-use-to-firefox
Mozilla Blog: Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox. “We’re introducing a Terms of Use for Firefox for the first time, along with an updated Privacy Notice. Why now? Although we’ve historically relied on our open source license for Firefox and public commitments to you, we are building in a much different technology landscape today. We want to make these […]
