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Re:Thank you for ad blocking by Grishnakh on Sunday March 20, 2016 @06:19PM (#11324953)
That's talking about "click-wrap" agreements. That's where they show you a bunch of legalese, and then you have to click on a button that says "I agree" after it. Clicking "I agree" assumes the user has read that and agrees to the terms.

Just browsing to a website is not like that. There's no place where you have to read any TOS and click "I agree" when you go to abcnews.com or whatever.

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Re:Thank you for ad blocking by ikeboy on Sunday March 20, 2016 @06:27PM (#11324991)
It discusses both. "Nevertheless, some courts have been willing to make browsewraps enforceable under certain circumstances. " The link is broken and should be https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/decision-23jan04...
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