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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by justusthane on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @09:30AM (#23006745)
In your example, I would be Tweeting you explicitly saying “I’ll give you $5.” Maybe that’s a binding contract.

That’s not what Disney is doing. What Disney is doing would be like if I said “Anyone who Tweets at me owes me $5.” That’s obviously not a binding contract.

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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by henryfjordan on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @12:02PM (#23008338)
Disney is saying "in exchange for a chance to spread your message in our marketing materials, you agree to our follow our ToS".
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Re:Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing ... by gmanley on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @03:30PM (#23010839)
You're really twisting words here. No that is not what is happening. I never agreed to any exchange. I should be able to tweet at Disney with that hashtag and not agree to their ToS. Nothing about a hashtag implies consent. It is not their service to set terms for. I already agreed to the twitter ToS. I shouldn't have to be worried about accidentally agreeing to terms just because I used the right combination of hashtag and twitter user.
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