Arun Gopidas

What's the shadiest thing you've found hidden in a TOS?

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Here's one that still blows my mind:

Back in 2012, Instagram updated its TOS that would:

🔸 Give them the right to sell your photos to advertisers

🔸 Allow businesses to use your images in ads without paying you

🔸 Changed from a "limited license" to a fully "sub-licensable" one (meaning they could license your content to anyone)

And this was buried in their fine print:

"A business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you."

The backlash was instant and massive. #InstaGate trended, users threatened to delete accounts, and Instagram backtracked within days.

But this isn't the only one.

Which services do you think people trust blindly but probably shouldn't?

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