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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)

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What does that have to do with forced arbitration agreements?

[–] agency_cookie_penalty 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Because deleting your account doesn’t solve all your problems. It’s a solid bet still have all your information and data, which can be monetized, stolen or otherwise abused. And mentioned in article iirc, there is a current class action from parents about lack of protection for minors.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 1 points 7 months ago

I don't know what all the problems you have are.

Discord has had a perpetual license grant for as long as I remember, so deleting your account would have no expectation of the data you've submitted being removed. It's the same idea as Reddit and most social media, when you submit content, but remains yours, but you grant them a license to it forever. With some you grant copyright as well, but that doesn't appear to be the case with Discord.

If your issue was them profiting from your content, that has been a problem probably since day 1, and this TOS update doesn't change that. If your problem is with arbitration (e.g. you'd want to be a part of a class action lawsuit), then deleting your account signals to them that this change isn't okay.