A "Terms of Service" is just an unread PDF, not the actual law. Why do we act like it is? 💀
Seriously, when did we collectively decide that clicking accept on a website gives a private company the right to just invent their own laws?
It’s crazy to me. A company puts together a 50-page document that nobody reads, and the second they want to screw over a user or literally pocket a creator's hard earned money, they wave that PDF around like it’s a supreme court ruling. "Well, you clicked accept on Section 4, so your money is ours now and you can't appeal." Like... since when does a tech admin getting power-tripping over a button click mean they get to play judge and executioner?
In the real world, you can't just write an illegal clause in a contract and expect it to fly. If a landlord puts in the lease that they get to steal your car if you're late on rent, a judge will laugh them out of court because you can't sign away your basic rights. Contracts do not override consumer laws or property rights. Period.
But online, we just shrug and accept it. A website is literally just a business with pixels. If you break their house rules, fine, they can ask you to leave and close your account. But keeping your money? That’s not moderation, that’s literal theft disguised as fine print.
Stop treating a TOS like it's a holy text. It’s just corporate wishful thinking, and it’s about time we stop letting them get away with it just because they own the domain name.