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Discord wants to void your right to sue them in court — but you can opt out of the practice (www.polygon.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 160 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Funny thing is, EULA agreements like this have already been shot down in so many cases, it's dumb at this point to try and pull this off. They're just trying to test if anyone will actually pull the trigger on a class action.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They're just trying to test if anyone will actually pull the trigger on a class action.

What would be the benefit to such a move?

[–] [email protected] 67 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Thirty-seven cents for every Discord user.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago

Groundwork for "the next step", which is expecting zero privacy, and all your messages are sold. Mark me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

But even so they costs the companies involved millions, they wouldn't want to be dragged through one

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Yeah, not sure why folks care

I can sue discord and there's nothing their EULA can do to stop me.

God bless our right to litigate*

*terms and conditions apply: enough money to win in a battle of attrition