[davvolun]

That's kind of the thing though.

> Signer agrees to become contract murderer unless pre-empted by local laws and regulations.

I'm over-exaggerating, and I get the value when it's prohibitively expensive to write a TOS when it's essentially impossible to pre-emptively vet the legality of all possible clauses internationally as laws constantly change. But if the clause I wrote is technically valid, then what's the point? Just write a short phrase saying "We're going to do whatever we like, unless it's prohibited by law. Accept? Y/N"

[alisonkisk]

The TOS is about what you can do, not what the company can do.

[danarmak]

"We'll do whatever we like, and you're not allowed to do anything, except as required by applicable law".

[buckminster]

This is pedantically true, but the TOS are usually bundled with other agreements that purport to give the company permission to do things.