The terms of service of major tech platforms give platform owners significant power, binding users to complex agreements that grant broad control over their data and content, with limited negotiation or consent. Users lack opt-out choices and remedies for breaches, revealing a system that prioritizes owner control over user rights. If the tech company's terms of service are a declaration of a particular power dynamic, then On Our Terms is a collaborative critical response, inviting tech companies to adopt terms defined by the user community.
This piece was created (in just 48 hours!) by Fletcher Bach, Vidya Giri, Anna Zhang, Andrew Johnson, and Tatjana Kudinova for Art Hack Day: Dethrone at Gray Area in San Francisco 2024.