Comment on How to Temporarily Bypass Discord ToS Update

• anlumo@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love the cyberpunk future where even courts are privatized.

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    As an American, I like the general idea of private courts provided:

    • both parties consent to the court used
    • any decisions can be appealed to a public court
    • private judges must be actively practicing with a public record
    • if the dispute is between a customer and the company, the company shoppers any costs, unless a public judge rules otherwise if the customer appeals

    Binding arbitration agreements suck though, and I think they are or should be unconstitutional.

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    • QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Also when it comes to choosing an arbitrator, we should be able to choose an unbiased arbitrator, rather than the one that is being paid by the company we have a dispute with.

      There’s a lawyer that goes into detail on this from time to time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iXFnGMD48&t=702s

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Exactly. I’m 100% against binding arbitration, but I think arbitration as an option is probably something consumers want, assuming it has some checks to help prevent companies from abusing customers.

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