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In which way is Amazon's TOS forced upon me? I could choose to not shop there, couldn't I?
by ema 8y ago
In which way is Amazon's TOS forced upon me? I could choose to not shop there, couldn't I?
- Retric 8y agoYou can shop there without being aware it exists.
- the_duke 8y agoThe same reason why large parts of TOS are usually unenforceable. Almost no one reads them. Even of those that read them, most couldn't understand the finer legal points and implications contained therein.
- smnrchrds 8y agoSometimes TOS is forced. Imagine living in an area with only a single ISP. You can technically forego internet access, but for most people that is not a realistic option. But even in the case of Amazon, TOS is forced on you in the sense that you have no way of negotiating it. It is not a meeting of the minds; they write it and you sign it, often without even reading it. This is not the assumption with which contract law was written.