Avoid USA-centric text in ToS generator for non-USA hosts #33307
Labels
area/web interface
Related to the Mastodon web interface
status/to triage
This issue needs to be triaged
Steps to reproduce the problem
Expected behaviour
Sensible defaults useful for most admins
Actual behaviour
Heavily USA-centric ToS text is generated
Detailed description
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/33055/files introduced a ToS generator which is a nice nudge to produce some ToS but unfortunately includes some extremely problematic language and assorted USA-centric provisions such as
The "Intellectual property" section also requires rather broad licensing which may or may not be compatible with Creative Commons licenses.
The wizard should first ask whether the chosen jurisdiction is in the USA, and if not avoid suggesting most of the text in the current template.
Mastodon instance
N/A
Mastodon version
v4.4.0
Browser name and version
Irrelevant
Operating system
Irrelevant
Technical details
No response
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