How to Temporarily Bypass Discord ToS Update

Submitted ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

Steps

1: Use browser Addon uBlock Origin or other extension for picking and disabling HTML such as Tampermonkey etc.

Open Discord in Browser
Pick and make filter against elements:

discord.com##.scrollerBase__65223.thin__62e51.content_b28aab
discord.com##.rootWithShadow_d20cd6.fullscreenOnMobile__05784.small_f8e677.root_a28985
discord.com##.withLayer__29ace.backdrop__1a911

NOTE: This will also bug the preview for files when you click them, but it’s still usable.

For those of you who wish to backup Discord posts and conversations, you have a few choices.

If you are very tech-savvy you can transfer everything over to a Matrix Self-Host as a means of storage, then take it offline so that it functions as a storage medium.
You can use several open source tools such as Tyrrrz’s discord chat exporter

Be warned: leaking your Discord User Authentication Token could be potentially harmful.

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sturlabragason@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
What are they doing this time and what should I have me and my boys switch to?

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- FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Just the usual stuff, really. Not really worth raising alarms for, but a quick search didn’t yield any instructions on how to do this so I just made the post myself.
  
  If you want an alternative you can use Element for Matrix.
  
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  - QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I think you missed the part about forced arbitration (if you’re a US Resident).
    
    And the most important part:
    
    You can decline this agreement to arbitrate by emailing an opt-out notice to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com within 30 days of April 15, 2024 or when you first register your Discord account, whichever is later; otherwise, you shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of these paragraphs.
    
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- Sunny@slrpnk.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  If you want a discord clone, e.g. something that is very easy to switch to then Revolt is quit me on par with Discord, only open source and hopefully has a brighter future!
  
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- sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Binding arbitration, meaning if you don’t opt out within 30 days, they claim you agree to use binding arbitration instead of going through the courts to resolve disputes. I haven’t read the TPS (I don’t use discord), but generally this means you can’t join a class action lawsuit if they do something terrible, like sell/expose your private info or whatever.
  
  Matrix (a federated chat app, not ActivityPub though) is probably the closest alternative, though I’m not sure if it does screen sharing. Maybe give it a try if you’re interested in an alternative (Element is a popular client).
  
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empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Don’t forget to email the opt out notice for forced arbitration before May 15th.

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- Sunny@slrpnk.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Was this only for US folks or for EU too?
  
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  - empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    US
    
    You guys have a functional legal system over there so no need to worry
    
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- Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yikes btw, their arbitration agreement is rather nasty. A bunch of weird convoluted rules about mass arbitration. Rather intimidating language about settlement offers made just before the arbitration hearings – basically if you turn down an offer and then get awarded less than what they offered you’re on the hook for paying all their fees from the time of the settlement offer, etc.
  
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- Entaty_13@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  How does one do this?
  
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  - Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You have to give notice via email to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com that you’re opting out of the arbitration agreement by May 15 (or 30 days after starting a new account). I included a short bit stating this was a notice opting out of the arbitration agreement and then my name, etc
    
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PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This got me thinking the other day… How in earth does tapping a square on your phone become a legally binding agreement? There’s no signature, verification of identity, etc., so how is me just saying “It wasn’t me who clicked yes”, not enough to totally invalidate this “agreement”? Especially in the case of forced arbitration clauses, if I don’t even provide my real information to Discord, how on earth could anyone legally say I can’t sue them?

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- FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  In the vast majority of cases the agreements will not hold up in court, but the problem is that in the USA the winners pay their own legal fees so most average citizens can’t afford to even enter a legal battle. Even if we used a system like the UK where the loser pays for the winner’s legal fees by default, it could still be months to years and the attorney’s might not be able to work pro bono for that amount of time.
  
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  - PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Ah, the old faithful, “legally binding until you spend a million dollars proving that it’s not” strategy. Classic.
    
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DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I just swipe left for “back” (android), and I can access everything just fine, it just closes the TOS. Just do the every time I open the app, works like a charm.

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- FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I don’t have their app installed, I just use the browser.
  
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moon@lemmy.cafe ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
There’s a better opt out called delete your account and uninstall lol. This won’t actually do anything. Do you plan on actually taking them to court? Or how do you prove what they’re doing with your data? This is just an illusion of choice.

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- FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The mere notion of refusing to agree to forced terms is soothing, but yes it’s clear that long term leaving the platform is the best solution.
  
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scytale@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Thanks! I’ll try this.

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Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Just click next next next like with any other proprietary software until they stop bothering?

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- FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Wheres the fun in that?
  
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