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I’m guessing these clauses in the TOS that allow companies to immediately cancel a dependent relationship are going to be a sticking point during the sales cycl
by cudgy 6y ago
I’m guessing these clauses in the TOS that allow companies to immediately cancel a dependent relationship are going to be a sticking point during the sales cycle at these and many other companies going forward.
Does Netflix (or other streaming services) host data on AWS? You can bet their legal departments are squirming right now at the prospect of losing their storage services due to some controversial show or documentary that they create which causes a stir with some political group in power.
Completely stupid move on the part of these companies.
- Grustaf 6y agoNetflix are very strongly liberal though, so I don’t think there’s any such risk.
- cudgy 6y agoNetflix will not necessarily be considered “liberal” forever. More importantly, the barely ruling party will not remain liberal forever. Lawyers get paid well to think about these contingencies.
- watwut 6y agoAfaik, Netfix is not breaking TOS of AWS. Parler broke TOS due to threats on it. Parler refused to remove those threads threatening or calling for violence. Section 230 does not cover AWS, so AWS was theoretically liable if next attack happen.
- michaelt 6y agoEh, companies have knowingly accepted clauses like that for decades. Visa/Mastercard didn't get crippled when they cut off WikiLeaks a decade ago.
- cudgy 6y agoWhat service from Wikileaks is Visa/MasterCard dependent upon? How does that apply here?
- michaelt 6y agoWikileaks used to accept donations by credit card, then they got cut off for political reasons. However, to this day many companies accept credit card payments. So those companies must have made peace with the possibility of being cut off for political reasons.