mikedilger on Nostr: I have no contract with websites on the Internet like YouTube. Despite their intent, ...
I have no contract with websites on the Internet like YouTube. Despite their intent, unless they get a signed contract from me that stipulates that I will follow their rules, then their rules do not apply to me. Their website is under no obligation to serve me content, and if it serves it to me, that cannot be my fault. Things that say "by using this website you agree...blah blah blah" are IMHO null and void; I do not believe that browsing a website establishes a contract.
Whether my opinion is legally correct or not isn't really very interesting to me because this isn't going to be challenged in court. It is more of a moral justification for ad blocking.
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