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Within 24 hours of #TikTok splitting its 🇺🇸 operations from the global ones, all of its legal documents have been updated in every jurisdiction. We have a first look at it thanks to @tk.
https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/tiktok-rewrites-all-terms-following-usa-operations-transfer/
Detailed analysis to come in the next few days, but our data with clean diffs is already out there for anyone wanting to have a deeper look and do their own #TermsSpotting!
Direct link to the “TikTok Developer US Data Sharing Agreement” added to other jurisdictions: https://github.com/OpenTermsArchive/vlopses-ca-versions/commit/567351ff16948889f8b500500d92b01be4d286f9#diff-d0b0f6dad4d26fa6e1f58d217b15bb5e2a85e1054afd15df9f7ca8632156a301R408

TikTok rewrites all US terms following the transfer of its USA operations

TikTok introduced US-specific terms following Oracle’s acquisition, splitting from global policies. Other regions saw minor updates and a US Data Sharing Agreement for developers.

Open Terms Archive Jan 5

#TermsSpotting ⚖️ X expands and restructures its Civic-Integrity Policy

X ▪ Community Guidelines ▪ November 19, 2025
By Asma Sifaoui, an Open Terms Archive team member

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/x-expands-and-restructures-its-civic-integrity-policy/

Open Terms Archive Dec 30

#TermsSpotting 🍾 Pinterest permits alcoholic beverage advertisements

Pinterest ▪ Marketplace Sellers Conditions ▪ December 12, 2025
By @tk , an Open Terms Archive team member

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/pinterest-permits-alcoholic-beverage-advertisements/

#DigitalTransparency #PlatformGovernance

Open Terms Archive Dec 29

#TermsSpotting 🛍️ X no longer restricts shopping to US-based businesses

X ▪ Community Guidelines ▪ October 30, 2025
By @tk, an Open Terms Archive team member

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/x-no-longer-restricts-shopping-to-us-based-businesses/

#CommunityGuidelines #DigitalTransparency #PlatformGovernance

Open Terms Archive Dec 24

#TermsSpotting 🎨 YouTube details out criteria for educational, artistic, and public interest exceptions to violating content

YouTube ▪ Community Guidelines ▪ December 4, 2025
By @saumyaa, an Open Terms Archive team member

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/youtube-details-out-criteria-for-educational-artistic-and-public-interest-exceptions-to-violating-content/

#TermsOfService #DigitalTransparency #PlatformGovernance

Open Terms Archive Dec 23

#TermsSpotting 🍏 Apple updates App Store rules on data use, age-gating, external software, and loan app disclosures

App Store ▪ Review Guidelines ▪ November 14, 2025
By Asma Sifaoui, an Open Terms Archive team member

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/apple-updates-app-store-rules-on-data-use-age-gating-external-software-and-loan-app-disclosures/

#Transparency #PlatformGovernance #AppStore #ToS

Open Terms Archive Dec 12

#TermsSpotting 🌍 Starlink globalizes its policies and adds specificities for Nigeria and South Korea

Starlink ▪ Privacy Policy ▪ November 26, 2025 - December 4, 2025
By @tk an Open Terms Archive team member

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/starlink-globalizes-its-policies-and-adds-specificities-for-nigeria-and-south-korea/

#PlatformGovernance #Transparency

Open Terms Archive Dec 3

#TermsSpotting 🔍 TikTok expands data collection in Europe, the United Kingdom and Switzerland

TikTok ▪ Privacy Policy ▪ October 30, 2025
By @tk

Read our full analysis 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/tiktok-expands-data-collection-in-europe-the-united-kingdom-and-switzerland/

Open Terms Archive Nov 6

#TermsSpotting 💬 Facebook removes clarification of default encryption of messages

Facebook ▪ Law Enforcement Guidelines ▪ September 8, 2025
By @saumyaa

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/facebook-removes-clarification-of-default-encryption-of-messages/

Open Terms Archive Nov 5

#TermsSpotting 🎰 YouTube updates gambling content rules, clarifies certification standards, and reframes dramatized violence guidance

YouTube ▪ Community Guidelines ▪ October 29, 2025
By Asma Sifaoui

Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/youtube-updates-gambling-content-rules-clarifies-certification-standards-and-reframes-dramatized-violence-guidance/