Teens fake parental consent to enter contracts across the web — but their legal status is flimsy

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Hey parents: You won’t believe the contracts your kids have been roped into. Like a fine print virus spreading quickly around the globe, under-aged teenagers are suddenly being shrink-wrapped into contracts of dubious enforceability all around the web. The situation highlights a conundrum for companies targeting the 13-17 crowd: How to set rules with minors who generally can’t actually consent to contract terms, and almost certainly don’t get their parents’ permission to do so. Snapchat changed its terms of service recently, attracting a lot of attention. While most of it was focused on the company giving itself virtual ownership over… Read More
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