Being that nobody actually reads the terms of service/use for products, could a company put something fucky and it be legal?

Question

For example, say the next iOS TOS agreement says that any users who accept are subject to have their bank accounts drained and we all go on using our iPhones as usual and they took the money. Would that be legal?

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Answer 1

Depends on how fucky and fucky in what way. You cannot use a contract to compel someone to do something illegal or to be a victim of a crime, or do any number of things. Contracts are not Unbreakable Vows from Harry Potter. I don’t think “we can arbitrarily drain your bank account” would work. But something like “if you cancel service before the term is over, we can charge you this irritating amount of money for the pleasure” would probably fly under certain circumstances.