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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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