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
The New York TimesExamples of terms of service in a Sentence
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Yet when notified that the companies our organization monitors are violating their terms of service, neither Google nor Meta took action to prevent their tools being used in this way.
—Jonathan Jk Stoltman and Mishka Terplan, STAT, 22 July 2024
To block the law, X sued in 2023, arguing that California was trying to dictate its terms of service and force the company to make statements on content moderation that could generate backlash.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
Their terms of service do state that a user has to agree not to impersonate any person or entity, misrepresent their affiliation.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 18 July 2024
Trump frequently tweeted messages that violated Twitter’s terms of service to his nearly 90 million followers, including misleading statements about the safety and security of mail-in balloting in the lead-up to the November election.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2021
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Jonathan Jk Stoltman and Mishka Terplan, STAT, 22 July 2024
To block the law, X sued in 2023, arguing that California was trying to dictate its terms of service and force the company to make statements on content moderation that could generate backlash.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
Their terms of service do state that a user has to agree not to impersonate any person or entity, misrepresent their affiliation.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 18 July 2024
Trump frequently tweeted messages that violated Twitter’s terms of service to his nearly 90 million followers, including misleading statements about the safety and security of mail-in balloting in the lead-up to the November election.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2021
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“Terms of service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terms%20of%20service. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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