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<p>Big Tech services benefit from the opaqueness of their terms. We make them transparent.</p><p>Open Terms Archive publicly records every version of the terms of digital services to enable democratic oversight.</p>

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    🇪🇺 The #DigitalServicesAct introduced important protections for people using online platforms in the EU. But turning those protections into practice depends on effective enforcement. Join our Community Call tomorrow to hear from @soizicpenicaud about how civil society in France is working with French &amp;amp; European regulators to strengthen #DSA enforcement and how @opentermsarchive can contribute. 📅 Sept. 1 ⏰ 08:00 UTC / 10:00 CEST 🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall #Pla...

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    #TikTok silently updated its July-Dec 2025 #DSA transparency report 6 months after publishing, notably correcting terrorist cases and time to action. We spotted the changes and found minor inconsistencies in the data. https://opentermsarchive.org/en/publications/dsa-transparency-reports-tiktok-silent-correction-tests-implementing-regulation/ Based on this case, we provide some recommendations for interpreting the DSA Implementing Regulation and publishing corrections to reports. Like this work?...

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    🇪🇺 How can Open Terms Archive support user&amp;#39;s rights under the #DSA ? Join our next Community Call with Nour Honein of User Rights to hear how they use Open Terms Archive in their work as an out-of-court dispute settlement body. We’ll also cover recent software updates + our latest TikTok transparency report analysis. 📅 6 Oct, 08:00 UTC (10:00 CEST / 11:00 EAT / 13:30 IST / 17:00 JST) 🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall Join us!

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    💣 Critical Node.js vulnerability (CVE-2026-111497 #Node2Shell): Open Terms Archive updates collections or suspends API, reusers should do the same ASAP. If you operate a collection with engine v7.2.1 or above (released Sept 2025) and deploy with the recommended `OpenTermsArchive/deployment` package, you simply need to run the deployment again to automatically upgrade to a patched, secure version of Node and can continue running as usual. For other cases, guidance is on https://community.opente...

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    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. 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 Da...

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    📣 It&amp;#39;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 &amp;amp; new features 2. Discussion on the new &amp;quot;Numérique en santé France&amp;quot; collection with Pierre Dubreuil of the French Health Ministry&amp;#39;s Digital Health Delegation (DNS) 3. Shared Space - open time for questions, ideas &amp;amp; peer support 🗓️ Com...

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    📣 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 &amp;quot;Numérique en santé France&amp;quot; collection! #DigitalCommon #Transparency #ToS #HealthData #DataProtection

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    How are Generative AI platforms governing themselves and our data? Join the next Community Call to find out how the @unibremen&amp;#39;s @zemki 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 &amp;amp; US national security framing • Shared space Public call, first Tuesday...

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    Reminder: OTA Community Call tomorrow. How are GenAI providers rewriting their rules and how can we track them? @pgmt at @zemki 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 #DigitalGovernance #AI #PlatformAccountability

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    Generative AI tools are evolving fast. So are the rules they write. At our latest Open Terms Archive Community Call, the @pgmt team at @zemki, @unibremen 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! #AIGovernance

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    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

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    ⏰ Reminder: Open Terms Archive Community Call in one week! On the agenda: 🛠️ Team &amp;amp; tech updates 🧑‍🏫 Germany Collection by students w/ Professor Matteo Große-Kampmann 📈 New analyses 🗨️ Open discussion ⏰ 08:00 UTC 🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall #DigitalSovereignty #PlatformAccountability

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    ⏰ Tomorrow: Open Terms Archive Community Call! Agenda: 🛠️ Updates 🧑‍🏫 Student Germany Collection project 📈 New analyses 🗨️ Open discussion ⏰ 08:00 UTC 🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall #DigitalSovereignty #PlatformAccountability

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    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. #OpenTermsArchive #Transparency #PlatformGovernan...

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    Questions about Open Terms Archive and how tracking ToS contributes to transparent platform governance? Don&amp;#39;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

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    🇿🇲 #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…

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    📣 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&amp;#39;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/OpenTerm...

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    We’re honoured to present at the “Résilience numérique européenne et géopolitique” event hosted by @chavalarias in Paris on Jan 20th, alongside speakers such as Nicolas Guillou (the 🇫🇷 ICC judge sanctioned by 🇺🇸), @robin and @HenriVerdier. 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 “th...