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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Whats worrying is that im already in that situation now with all the 50 page user agreements. Like fuck am I reading that every time.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    You know, I do research and there are rules that the informed-consent documents have to be written at an 8th grade reading level.

    No jargon. No technical writing.

    Simple and clear. So that when people agree to be in a study, they actually do understand what that involves.

    Otherwise they can sue the hell out of you for misleading them.

    Why is this also not a requirement for "terms and service"?

    They intentionally write it in "legalise" so that the average person cannot understand it.

    I think it should have to follow the same rules as informed-consent documents.

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