Noticed this update got pushed just now.

Edit: Seems they’re doing this to prevent costs from arbitration. Read comment below.

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[–] 33 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I think there's a bit of a sea change in business generally where arbitration ended up being worse for corporations if too many customers/employees used that option because it meant paying a bunch of money for each case instead of dealing with one class action suit.

While the arbitration courts themselves are generally biased to corporate interests, it's not enough of a thumb on the scale to make up for the huge downside.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've seen some arbitration agreements stating that you can't collaborate with other customers who are affected by the same issue, requiring each customer to have a different attorney.

    Some companies really want to make it impossible for you to win any significant damages against them.

    At that point, they are just telling on themselves.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    I've seen some arbitration agreements stating that you can't collaborate with other customers who are affected by the same issue, requiring each customer to have a different attorney.

    Oh no, I did it anyways and collaborated with other customers online. Oh well guess we gotta arbitrate that now.

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