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Ignorance of the law is only a defense if you're a police officer
ToS are not law.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/07/court-violating-terms-service-not-crime-bypassing
They are a contract. Courts have increasingly sided with corporations on making consent be implied and also allowing corporations to pretty much change the terms and conditions at will.
It would be trivial. Because they don't need to win. Just bury you in a long drawn out court battle you can't possibly hope to afford so you drop out. Thankfully individual users are not worth their time