Sean R. Lynch ☑️
Two questions have occurred to me in the context of Zuck's testimony:
1. What does it mean for someone to "agree" to something when it's well known that almost nobody actually reads the type of agreement they've "agreed" to?
2. What does "consent" mean between two parties of vastly different power?
Adam
@seanl Related to your first point, and the second, actually: can people be meaningfully said to have agreed to a contract with 1,000+ words of often deliberately obtuse language, especially given the power imbalance between the user and the corporation?
Also, given that people are "allowed" to have accounts on most social platforms before they're the age of majority, are they even legally bound? Can a 14yo enter a legally binding contract?
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