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> I don't recall specific deadlines for accepting the 2016 TOS Based on what I see in the archived article, it looks like accepting the TOS was a "roadblock" p

> I don't recall specific deadlines for accepting the 2016 TOS Based on what I see in the archived article, it looks like accepting the TOS was a "roadblock" popup in the app -- you couldn't continue using the app without accepting the terms. Any accounts which hadn't accepted the terms after two years could have simply been closed for inactivity.

toast0 5y ago
There was a process, you had to have a new enough client to get prompted, and once prompted there was a later option available for some amount of time before you were roadblocked. So if you were running an older version, the question becomes when did that version expire, forcing an upgrade to a version with the prompt, and then how long did you have from there to accept the terms. And, if you had an eligible account, you had 30 days after accepting the terms to opt out of the sharing. You could probably look at the many news articles that were written back then to get some idea of the timelines. Although, most news articles weren't written with the perspective of delaying terms acceptance as much as possible. (Also, I had meant to say I didn't recall the specific deadlines... There certainly were deadlines given specific circustances of each account)
- crossroadsguy 5y ago
  Is there a way to check what option is enabled on my account? Sharing or not sharing?
  - toast0 5y ago
    AFAIK, it's in the GDPR report, but was never visible otherwise (including when the opt out was offered; once you opted out, you couldn't opt in or confirm that you opted out)
mPReDiToR 5y ago
I never accepted the ToS and still get the popup ~20% of the times I open the client. Everything is still working. I just hit "<" when it pops up.
- the_gipsy 5y ago
  Since 2016? I think you’re talking about the “business” popup which is much more recent.
- toast0 5y ago
  I left before the current change. From what I gather in news reports, they're not currently roadblocking on it, but they've said they will. For the 2016 tos, we definitely roadblocked. I think it was display it once every X days, and after Y days, you couldn't send messages until you accepted the tos, server enforced. If you still didn't accept, your account would be idle and would be deleted 45ish days after the roadblock.

toast0 5y ago

There was a process, you had to have a new enough client to get prompted, and once prompted there was a later option available for some amount of time before you were roadblocked. So if you were running an older version, the question becomes when did that version expire, forcing an upgrade to a version with the prompt, and then how long did you have from there to accept the terms. And, if you had an eligible account, you had 30 days after accepting the terms to opt out of the sharing. You could probably look at the many news articles that were written back then to get some idea of the timelines. Although, most news articles weren't written with the perspective of delaying terms acceptance as much as possible. (Also, I had meant to say I didn't recall the specific deadlines... There certainly were deadlines given specific circustances of each account)

crossroadsguy 5y ago
Is there a way to check what option is enabled on my account? Sharing or not sharing?
- toast0 5y ago
  AFAIK, it's in the GDPR report, but was never visible otherwise (including when the opt out was offered; once you opted out, you couldn't opt in or confirm that you opted out)

mPReDiToR 5y ago

I never accepted the ToS and still get the popup ~20% of the times I open the client. Everything is still working. I just hit "<" when it pops up.

the_gipsy 5y ago
Since 2016? I think you’re talking about the “business” popup which is much more recent.
toast0 5y ago
I left before the current change. From what I gather in news reports, they're not currently roadblocking on it, but they've said they will. For the 2016 tos, we definitely roadblocked. I think it was display it once every X days, and after Y days, you couldn't send messages until you accepted the tos, server enforced. If you still didn't accept, your account would be idle and would be deleted 45ish days after the roadblock.