mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Big Tech services benefit from the opaqueness of their terms. We make them transparent.
Open Terms Archive publicly records every version of the terms of digital services to enable democratic oversight.
🇿🇲 #RightsCon is cancelled due to interference from #China, but we will still be on the ground in #Zambia!
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
If you’re there too, let’s meet and talk about #PlatformGovernance and how terms of service tracking can be applied in fields such as #disinformation, #privacy, #ConsumerRights…
Within 24 hours of #TikTok splitting its 🇺🇸 operations from the global ones, all of its legal documents have been updated in every jurisdiction. We have a first look at it thanks to @tk@social.apreslanu.it.
https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/tiktok-rewrites-all-terms-following-usa-operations-transfer/
Detailed analysis to come in the next few days, but our data with clean diffs is already out there for anyone wanting to have a deeper look and do their own #TermsSpotting!
Direct link to the “TikTok Developer US Data Sharing Agreement” added to other jurisdictions: https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/vlopses-ca-versions/commit/567351ff16948889f8b500500d92b01be4d286f9#diff-d0b0f6dad4d26fa6e1f58d217b15bb5e2a85e1054afd15df9f7ca8632156a301R408
We’re honoured to present at the “Résilience numérique européenne et géopolitique” event hosted by @chavalarias@mastodon.social in Paris on Jan 20th, alongside speakers such as Nicolas Guillou (the 🇫🇷 ICC judge sanctioned by 🇺🇸), @robin@mastodon.social and @HenriVerdier@mamot.fr.
https://iscpif.fr/20-janvier-2026-geopolitique-et-resilience-numerique/
We will share our findings on regulation effects beyond strict compliance (such as market withdrawal), and how effective #PlatformRegulation is all about regulator ability to enforce, or “threat credibility”.
Reliable tracking of Terms of Service is core to Open Terms Archive’s role in strengthening platform transparency and accountability.
Want to see how it works or get live support for tracking terms?
Join our next community call!
📆 May 5, 2026
🕗 8:00 - 9:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
✨ Product updates
🙋 Live support with the core team
Bring your questions on platform governance, digital rights, and transparency.
⏰ Reminder: Open Terms Archive Community Call in one week!
On the agenda:
🛠️ Team & tech updates
🧑🏫 Germany Collection by students w/ Professor Matteo Große-Kampmann
📈 New analyses
🗨️ Open discussion
⏰ 08:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
Generative AI tools are evolving fast. So are the rules they write.
At our latest Open Terms Archive Community Call, the @pgmt@sciences.social team at @zemki@sciences.social, @unibremen@wisskomm.social presented their federated GenAI-Governance collection.
Early observations show:
– Constant policy updates
– Preference for opt-out mechanisms vs. opt-in
– Data-switching procedures
– Emerging terms types
📅 Community Calls happen the first Tuesday of every month. Join in!
Reminder: OTA Community Call tomorrow.
How are GenAI providers rewriting their rules and how can we track them?
@pgmt@sciences.social at @zemki@sciences.social uses Open Terms Archive to monitor Generative AI contractual documents.
Join the call for discussions about:
- GenAI Governance Collection Launch
- Our newest trend report (US national security framing, case: TikTok)
- Open discussion
🗓️ March 3
⏰ 08:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
How are Generative AI platforms governing themselves and our data?
Join the next Community Call to find out how the @unibremen@wisskomm.social's @zemki@sciences.social Platform Governance team is keeping track:
📅 March 3
⏰ 08:00 UTC (09:00 CET / 11:00 EAT / 12:30 IST / 17:00 JST)
📍 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
On the agenda:
• Open Terms Archive updates
• New GenAI Governance collection
• New trend report on TikTok & US national security framing
• Shared space
Public call, first Tuesday every month.
#AI
📣 The February #CommunityCall is tomorrow!
📅 Tuesday, February 3rd
⏰ 08:00–09:00 UTC (09:00 CET - 11:00 EAT - 12:30 IST - 17:00 JST)
📍 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
Join us to talk about Open Terms Archive and the new "Numérique en santé France" collection!
#DigitalCommon #Transparency #ToS #HealthData #DataProtection
📣 The next Open Terms Archive Community Call will take place on Tuesday, June 9. The call will take place at the regular time: 08:00 UTC.
This month, we'll speak with Dr. Suzanne Vergnolle, Associate Professor of Digital Law at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (Cnam), about the DSA Systemic Risk Assessment Reports collection, developed with the support of the Cnam.
📅 June 10, 2026
⏰ 08:00 UTC (10:00 CEST / 11:00 EAT / 13:30 IST / 17:00 JST)
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
Questions about Open Terms Archive and how tracking ToS contributes to transparent platform governance?
Don't miss the May community call, tomorrow!
📆 May 5, 2026
🕗 8:00–9:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
✨ Product updates
🙋 Live support with the core team
https://www.linkedin.com/events/7454260319092305920?viewAsMember=true
⏰ Tomorrow: Open Terms Archive Community Call!
Agenda:
🛠️ Updates
🧑🏫 Student Germany Collection project
📈 New analyses
🗨️ Open discussion
⏰ 08:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
How can Open Terms Archive track platforms at the national level?
Students from the Rhine-Waal University for Applied Sciences explored this question. Join our next Community Call with their professor Matteo Grosse-Kampmann to discover their work.
📅 April 14
⏰ 08:00 UTC (09:00 CET / 11:00 EAT / 13:30 IST / 17:00 JST)
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
📣 It's time for the February #CommunityCall!
📅 Tuesday, February 3rd
⏰ 08:00–09:00 UTC (09:00 CET - 11:00 EAT - 12:30 IST - 17:00 JST)
📍 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
On the agenda:
1. Updates & new features
2. Discussion on the new "Numérique en santé France" collection with Pierre Dubreuil of the French Health Ministry's Digital Health Delegation (DNS)
3. Shared Space - open time for questions, ideas & peer support
🗓️ Community Calls happen the first Tuesday of every month.
#DigitalCommon