What do you find objectionable about Medium's terms? They need some sort of permission to publish your work. This is basically boilerplate language for any webs

What do you find objectionable about Medium's terms? They need some sort of permission to publish your work. This is basically boilerplate language for any website that shows user-generated content, including social media, blog hosts, etc. > You own the rights to the content you create and post on Medium. > By posting content to Medium, you give us a nonexclusive license to publish it on Medium Services, including anything reasonably related to publishing it (like storing, displaying, reformatting, and distributing it). In consideration for Medium granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Medium may enable advertising on the Services, including in connection with the display of your content or other information. We may also use your content to promote Medium, including its products and content. We will never sell your content to third parties without your explicit permission. > You can delete any of your posts, or your account, anytime. Processing the deletion may take a little time, but we’ll do it as quickly as possible. We may keep backup copies of your deleted post or account on our servers for up to 14 days after you delete it. https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e... Edit: compare with HN's terms: > User Content Transmitted Through the Site: With respect to the content or other materials you upload through the Site or share with other users or recipients (collectively, “User Content”), you represent and warrant that you own all right, title and interest in and to such User Content, including, without limitation, all copyrights and rights of publicity contained therein. By uploading any User Content you hereby grant and will grant Y Combinator and its affiliated companies a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to copy, display, upload, perform, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use your User Content for any Y Combinator-related purpose in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed.