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WhatsApp row: Time for courts to step in × Terms of contract can be enforced only when they are fair. Courts are best positioned to intervene and protect user interests The WhatsApp dispute is not just about one Chatapp. The issues raised impact every single digital platform resorting to “click-wrap” agreements, which refer to the standard form contracts we accept in every digital platform by clicking “I Agree” or its equivalent. “By clicking I accept, you agree to be bound by the terms”. Innocuous. Standard. What if that click resulted in you signing away your first born? Or to continuous surveillance by law enforcement? That is exactly what nearly two-thirds of subjects participating in a University of Connecticut experiment in 2016 signed off on, to use a fictitious social media platform “Name Drop”. ....