A developer seeks advice on growing a side project that displays real-time data but relies on scraping from another platform's terms of service violation. With 500+ organic sign-ups in two months, they're uncertain whether to continue growth or negotiate with the data source first.
In January 2025, Disney+ updated its subscriber agreement to allow advertisements across all subscription tiers, including premium plans previously marketed as ad-free. The policy permits ads required by streaming rights, ads in live content, promotional messaging, and branded content on no-ads tiers. Subscribers are bound by the new terms unless they cancel.
Dropbox's updated Terms of Service effective January 1, 2027 govern user access to its cloud storage and productivity platform. Users retain ownership of their content while granting Dropbox permission to host, back up, and process their files to deliver services including sharing, searching, and OCR features. The agreement applies differently based on user location and team membership status.
Major AI companies are updating terms of service to allow unrestricted use of user data for training AI models, often with only account-level opt-outs that don't cover previously collected data. Frontier AI labs are paying substantial sums for this data access, and platforms are accepting these deals while offering users minimal recourse beyond service cancellation.