Re:Show HN: Get notified when sites update their terms of se...
by JoshTriplett on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @08:48PM
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> Stop using the service?
Yes, precisely. But also, do so as a group, and say why they're doing so.
> If the change is that bad, they’ll probably hear about it anyway.
People hear about such changes because someone notices and brings it up and raises a stink about it.
For a service like this, one model that may make sense is to remind the user that their primary recourse is to stop using the service, but that for egregious ToS changes (known types of which you can flag), they may want to sign on to an awareness/action campaign whose premise is "we're not going to use this service anymore, here's why, change the term and we come back, otherwise we're in the market for a new service without that term".
Yes, precisely. But also, do so as a group, and say why they're doing so.
> If the change is that bad, they’ll probably hear about it anyway.
People hear about such changes because someone notices and brings it up and raises a stink about it.
For a service like this, one model that may make sense is to remind the user that their primary recourse is to stop using the service, but that for egregious ToS changes (known types of which you can flag), they may want to sign on to an awareness/action campaign whose premise is "we're not going to use this service anymore, here's why, change the term and we come back, otherwise we're in the market for a new service without that term".