The Fine Print, Read Aloud
Deep dives into the terms nobody reads, and the companies that count on it.
Nintendo Can Kill Your Switch 2, and You Agreed to It
The 2025 user agreement lets Nintendo render your console permanently unusable, and it already has, including second-hand buyers who did nothing wrong. A deep dive on the war against the used-game market and two decades of escalating anti-consumer moves.
Read articleMeta's Terms: Rules for You, Suggestions for Them
A product-by-product deep dive on what Meta's terms take across Instagram, WhatsApp, the Ray-Ban glasses and Quest, how many companies touch that data, the scandals where Meta did far worse than its own rules, and the Aaron Swartz double standard.
Read articleAdobe 2024: 'Agree or Lose Your Work'
Locked out of your own files until you accept new terms. Hidden cancellation fees that took the FTC to court. How subscription software turned a EULA into a hostage note for creative livelihoods.
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