Almost every account and subscription service I have has pushed a TOS or privacy policy update in the last couple weeks. I remember this happening around the time the EU enacted their cookies/advertising laws about a decade ago. And obviously companies update independently from time to time. But this legitimately feels like a couple dozen emails from all different kinds of services all updating/changing things in response to some external influence or event. Anyone else have a similar experience and/or have any idea what have been the “cause”?

  • JRaccoon@discuss.tchncs.de
    87·
    3 days ago

    I was wondering the same thing. I checked my email, and over the past month I’ve received an email about policy changes from:

    Discord
    Anthropic (Claude)
    Nintendo
    YouTube
    Meta
    Airbnb
    Microsoft

    I don’t think it can be just a coincidence. At least a couple of them specifically mention the UK’s Online Safety Act so maybe that’s the reason?

    • Lem Jukes@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      14·
      2 days ago

      I think this is the most likely culprit for the very recent uptick im noticing and trying to articulate with this post.

  • Luffy@lemmy.ml
    12·
    2 days ago

    Yep, had to delete my notes APP too, because it wanted to hold my Notes ransom until I agree to let all of them be processed.

    Good that I already switched to Über notes once this AI became implemented in everything

    • Gonzako@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 days ago

      You might want to host a memos page for note-taking they’ll always try to pull this on you unless you self-host

      • Luffy@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 days ago

        I have to use Hand written notes, so I’m using Saber Notes with my own Nextcloud as backup

  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
    25·
    3 days ago

    Checks headquarter location of various tech companies “USA”

    Checks recent events in the US

    Click on 2024 Presidential Election

    Oh… Oooohhh 👀

  • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    Yah, it’s corporations consolidating power and paving the way for AI getting all up in your ass.

    Over the next several years a lot of tech companies are going to be restructuring everything based around AI and other new technological ideas none of us asked for.

  • LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish
    271·
    3 days ago

    I think you’re just noticing now. This continually happens as companies get sued for harming people, and they adjust to not get sued.

    TOS are always updated due to lawsuits, since companies always try to grab the maximum profit irrespective of the human cost, until people sue them. That’s always been the case.

    e: sometimes products are straight-up pulled from the market for killing people. Look up videos of old products that are illegal now, like uranium in child’s chemistry sets or lawn darts.

  • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    201·
    3 days ago

    Amazon emailed me to let me know my prime invite (I’m not the prime Prime member) is being cancelled next month, so I have to get my own prime account. And then Spotify emailed about their greedy-ass decision to copycat Netflix and restrict account sharing between different locations.

    Timing sucks for me because my health insurance plan is tripling and the state took away my cell phone allowance.

    Thanks, Trump!

  • Lumidaub@feddit.org
    19·
    3 days ago

    Nintendo says it’s because of recent changes in EU law regarding generated data and the closure of the EU’s online dispute resolution platform. Ianal.

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 days ago

    The rich of the world are trying to pivot their wealth into setting up an automated form of global fascism where they control all resources.

    Planatir is the tool that is spearheading this project

    This is what they are doing instead of allowing wealth redistribution to fix our economies.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Might have something to do with a bunch of countries wanting to start implementing age verification standards.

  • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    3 days ago

    Yes, it’s because of enshittification. Companies need to change their TOS to allow them to exploit you more monetise their core assets.