Jamal Awil

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At least according to European law. [fact]

The Requerimientos of our times are known as end-user license agreements (EULA) or statements of rights and responsibilities (SRR). These documents spell out how newly discovered resources and their presumed owners are to be treated by colonizers. … At least according to European law, “opting out” does not meet the requirements for legally valid consent.

Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, loc. 304