As Netflix viewers finished tuning into the first episode of Black Mirror's new season, many soon took to social media to make the same comment.
The first episode of season six, titled 'Joan is Awful, sees the titular character Joan, played by Annie Murphy, witness her entire life be played back for the world to see on Streamberry - which seems awfully similar to Netflix, even sharing a similar logo. In the fictional series, Joan is played by Salma Hayek and the pair soon find out that neither are in control.
Because of this, they hatch a plot to take down the 'quamputer' that's creating the show. However, it's revealed that there's a very good reason Joan is not in control of her life - she agreed to the terms and conditions when she signed up for her Streamberry account on her phone.
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The episode exposes something that many of us probably don't do that often, read the terms and conditions when signing up for an online service. Think back, do you remember everything in the terms of conditions when you created an account for Netflix or Amazon Prime?
Well you're not the only one, viewers of the episode took to social media to say the same thing. User @hobirkive said: "this first ep of black mirror..should I start reading these terms and conditions."
Meanwhile, user @lefilmara said: "Me watching the lawyers talk about not reading Terms and conditions and agreeing anyway. Y'all about to make me so paranoid." User @valery_sol99 said: "Me always reading the terms and conditions from now on."
User @ryan_marthaller said: "Me rn thinking about all the times I’ve probably signed my life away by accepting the terms and conditions without even reading them after watching that new Black Mirror episode…"
Viewer @jooorieee tweeted: "#BlackMirror Joan is Awful has a lesson. READ YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE CLICKING THE AGREE BUTTON" while @txtdariandrea wrote: "joan is awful makes me think i should really read the terms and conditions section carefully."
For the record, Netflix's terms and conditions do not require that you sign your life over to them (as far as we know) but Joan is Awful stands as a memorable warning to always be aware of what you're signing up for.
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