terms of service
plural noun
: the legal terms (see term entry 1 sense 4) that set forth the nature, scope, and limits of a service (such as one offered through a website or an app) and the rules that the service's users must agree to follow
… Twitter users' complaints alerted the company that three of his messages violated the terms of service …—
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper… most people have no idea what is signed away when they click "agree" to binding terms of service contracts—again and again on phones, laptops, tablets, watches, e-readers and televisions.—The New York Times
—abbreviation TOS
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Co-founder and former Discord CEO Jason Citron testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee in January 2024 that Discord uses a mix of proactive and reactive tools to enforce its terms of service and community guidelines.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Cold Outreach Automated outreach, especially for cold prospecting, is a high-risk activity that can result in account suspensions for violating terms of service on platforms like LinkedIn and Meta.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The investigation will also examine whether companies are complying with their own terms of service and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The company also argued that its users are bound by the platform’s terms of service, which forbid violating others’ intellectual property rights.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Cold Outreach Automated outreach, especially for cold prospecting, is a high-risk activity that can result in account suspensions for violating terms of service on platforms like LinkedIn and Meta.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The investigation will also examine whether companies are complying with their own terms of service and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The company also argued that its users are bound by the platform’s terms of service, which forbid violating others’ intellectual property rights.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Terms of service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terms%20of%20service. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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