On 03.07.24 15:52, Phil Endecott via Boost wrote:
Joaquin Lopez Munoz wrote:
For its own protection and that of other users, any service provider must be able to deny (or at least prohibit) access to malicious users (like, for instance, those posting illegal content)
By definition, it's already illegal to post illegal content. Websites don't need additional terms of use to prohibit what's already illegal.
Furthermore, having terms of use is actually counterproductive for blocking users/content. In the absence of a contract the website owner can block whoever they want, for any reason whatsoever, at any time. In the presence of a terms-of-use contract, the user is legally entitled to use the website under those terms, and can sue if unfairly blocked. -- Rainer Deyke (rainerd@eldwood.com)