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On Wed, 04 Dec 24 01:32:05 UTC, "W. Greenhouse"
<wgreenhouse@tilde.club> wrote:

>X's interpretation of its shrinkwrap EULA that nobody reads
> might actually pass muster.

"But the precedent this case sets could expand the power of social
media companies, or hurt them." Ben Bentzin with the University of
Texas at Austin

// social media accounts, which Musk argues isn't Infowars' to sell.
// TOS explicitly states that X Corp.'s consent
//is required for any assignment, sale or transfer of an account.

Previous court cases, Yes:  "even if the agreement expressly prohibits
assignment or is silent on the issue of assignment. "

SCOTUS - The Supreme Court usually only hears cases that are
considered to have national significance, or that could harmonize
conflicting decisions from lower courts.

Stay tuned....historically, the state is supreme....