News recently of Pinterest’s astonishing growth was followed quickly by concerns about its Terms of Service. The terms seemed to allow the online photo sharing service to own content users pin and to sell it. (See our post 5 things that worry us about Pinterest.)
Yesterday subscribers received an email about its new Terms of Service, which addresses some concerns.
What they’ve done:
- They’ve taken out the contentious term allowing the service to resell users’ content.
- They’ve explicitly forbidden pins that encourage self-harm or abuse.
- They’ve released better tools for reporting alleged copyright or trademark infringement.
Read Pinterest’s blog post about its new terms. You can also find out more on Mashable. What do you think about them?
Join the Pinterest group on BritMums to talk about pinning.
About Jennifer Howze
Jennifer Howze is the co-founder of BritMums. She blogs about travel, family and London life at Jenography.net. Previously, she wrote the Alpha Mummy blog at The Times and as a journalist has contributed to The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, Budget Travel, CNN.com, Allure, SELF and Premiere, among others. She won The Maggie Award from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for a health article in Seventeen magazine.
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