Re:They say “nothing will change”
by anigbrowl on Wednesday April 16, 2014 @01:18PM
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The best way to get a system of 'due process' is for a user to successfully argue in court that their social media metadata constitutes 'valuable consideration' that turns the user's relationship with Instagram into a contractual one and then ask the court to interpret Instagram's ToS rigidly.
But this is a very steep legal hill to climb (and I'm simplifying the issues considerably, at that). It's not that I think Instagram's actions here are reasonable; it's a terrible policy in a lot of ways. But ultimately it's the consumer's choice to sign up with a service or not.
But this is a very steep legal hill to climb (and I'm simplifying the issues considerably, at that). It's not that I think Instagram's actions here are reasonable; it's a terrible policy in a lot of ways. But ultimately it's the consumer's choice to sign up with a service or not.