BBC; Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
"In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey
explained the platform's decision, confirming it would not be following
in the footsteps of others like Apple and Spotify and removing Mr
Jones' and InfoWars' content...
Mr Dorsey said the accounts had not violated the platform's rules, but vowed to suspend them if they ever did so.
In
his explanation, Mr Dorsey said it would be wrong to "succumb and
simply react to outside pressure" instead of sticking to the company's
codified principles.
He also implied one-off actions risked
fuelling new conspiracy theories in the long-run, and said it was
critical for journalists to "document, validate and refute"
unsubstantiated rumours like the ones spread by Mr Jones "so people can
form their own opinions"."
Showing posts with label terms of use. Show all posts
Showing posts with label terms of use. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data; New York Times, May 1, 2017
Brian X. Chen, New York Times; How to Protect Your Privacy as More Apps Harvest Your Data
"Opt out for good
Deleting your app from your phone or computer often isn’t enough. You’ll remove data from the device itself, but not from the company’s servers.
If you’ve lost trust in a company, make the cleanest break possible: Delete your account. In the case of an app like Uber, for example, you can submit a request on the company’s website to have your account deleted. Similarly, with Unroll.me, you can log in to the site and click through the settings to delete your account.
Even after doing that, you will have to reconcile with the idea that the company will probably hold on to the information you have already shared.
“Data you’ve provided to the service as part of using the service is data that they can store and continue to use,” Ms. Sandvik said. “It falls under the terms of service.”
"Opt out for good
Deleting your app from your phone or computer often isn’t enough. You’ll remove data from the device itself, but not from the company’s servers.
If you’ve lost trust in a company, make the cleanest break possible: Delete your account. In the case of an app like Uber, for example, you can submit a request on the company’s website to have your account deleted. Similarly, with Unroll.me, you can log in to the site and click through the settings to delete your account.
Even after doing that, you will have to reconcile with the idea that the company will probably hold on to the information you have already shared.
“Data you’ve provided to the service as part of using the service is data that they can store and continue to use,” Ms. Sandvik said. “It falls under the terms of service.”
Thursday, January 12, 2017
With New Law Shielding Negative Reviews, It's Time to Update Terms of Use; Inside Counsel, 1/12/17
Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, Inside Counsel;
With New Law Shielding Negative Reviews, It's Time to Update Terms of Use
"The Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 14, voids provisions in form contracts that aim to prohibit or restrict a consumer's ability to leave a negative review. While a number of exceptions are included to allow businesses to take action for such things as defamatory or vulgar reviews, the CRFA makes it unlawful to include so-called gag clauses in contracts with consumers and authorizes the Federal Trade Commission, and in some cases, state attorneys general, to bring enforcement actions.
The law makes it unlawful to offer contracts with these clauses 90 days after enactment, in mid-March, and the enforcement provisions are effective one year after enactment, in December.
The law was enacted in response to a number of news stories about businesses going to battle with customers over bad reviews."
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