MYSPACE.COM removes 200,000 'objectionable' profiles

By submitting to a Web service, people usually click something called "Terms and Policies". The web will be a much better place if people actually read that and treated it as any other contract they'd sign. It's a pity Digital Signatures are treated like dirt.

Who really has the time to read through a 5000 line contract in doublespeak. And they always have to make it harder by putting it in a tiny box.

"Objectionable"

The entire site is a giant meat market LOL

I'd like to know what kind of things people got their profiles removed for, else they are a private company and can do anything they want to foster the image they would like positive or otherwsie.

@marqmike2 just because its long and you don't feel like reading it doesn't mean you shouldn't read it and follow it.

Ok lets get one thing straight: People don't read disclaimers, terms of use contracts, etc.

(Although If I am paying for something, or am giving our my email address, I skim it. After writing many myself I can tell in about 10 seconds if they reserve the right to sell my info.)

Companies should force users to read the tos. The best way to do this is place the instructions on how to agree (what word to type in the box, or whatever) somewhere randomly in the middle. The word and the placement need to change each time someone views the terms. I think all companies should be forced to do this; it would cause them to write shorter and clearer terms, and they would know the users are aware what's in them, so they might not be so sneaky.

Maybe they could/should implement one of those types of TOS like on Steam, where you cant check the box until your have read the whole thing (or scrolled down the page). Another alternative is to remove everyone and call it a night (IMPO).

Although you can generally skim over and find out how it will affect you by looking for key words like "THIRD PARTY" or "DYNAMIC ADVERTISING" or just anything weird. If someone really read the myspace terms and agreements and understood it they'd be scared out of their mind. It's too bad they can't put it in plain English or at least make it shorter.