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Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by theherk on Monday March 02, 2026 @10:39PM (#47227704)
Binding arbitration is the most sure fired sign of an organization that hates its users and is fully against the rule of law and the rights of consumers. What a deeply disappointing development.

I’d rather an organization kick puppies and kidnap babies than implement binding / opt OUT arbitration. I’m so irritated by this. It is the first major misstep by the organization and unfortunately makes you about as honorable as Microsoft.

Absolutely galled.

I hope there will be a hard fork that is properly maintained and doesn’t hate its users.

Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by alfiedotwtf on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @03:54AM (#47229924)
These are usually standard clauses in any legal contract
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by theherk on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @06:55AM (#47231113)
Yes, in the USA, largely due to the Federal Arbitration Act and generally weak consumer protections, it has become the norm to force users to give up their rights in this way, to move from publicly funded dispute resolution complete with accountability and transparency, to a private funded system which nearly always benefits corporations, prevents acting as a class, and prevents appeal. That isn't acceptable.
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by noplacelikehome on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @05:51PM (#47240233)
They are absolutely not common in Europe, and aren't even generally enforceable in consumer contracts. They're considered non-binding, as they're "unfair terms" in the Unfair Terms Directive 1993.
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by alfiedotwtf on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @01:47PM (#47251997)
Funny to think about this though… since no money was exchanged, is it even binding given there was no consideration?
Re:Zed: We Overhauled Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by akagusu on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @09:41AM (#47233094)
Here is a fork: https://gram.liten.app/