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This is my bet, they are trying to namespace their site. They may not have EULA rule they can cite, so hand-wave security and confidentiality.
by cabaalis 9y ago
This is my bet, they are trying to namespace their site. They may not have EULA rule they can cite, so hand-wave security and confidentiality.
- bpicolo 9y agoThey don't need a specific EULA for this. They can terminate your account at any time, for any reason [0]. The downside of them giving easy, memorable /paths is that you're subject to this sort of thing on occasion. Yelp has something even more uncomfortable to maintain - custom subdomains [1] [0] https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service/#m-cancellation-and-termination https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service/#m-... [1] https://food.yelp.com/ https://food.yelp.com/
- cabaalis 9y agoAnd they would likely do so if he continues to refuse. I'm not saying they're doing anything wrong other than not give a reason.
- jperras 9y agoOh, not a bad hypothesis! I hadn't thought about that.