cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17618684

Forced arbitration means any legal disputes you may have with Discord must be resolved through a single third party mediator, who 99% of the time is chosen by, and will rule in favor of, the corporation/Discord. This effectively removes all your legal rights as a consumer, because arbitration decisions are legally binding and non-appealable.

The new ToS goes into effect April 15th, 2024.

YOU CAN OPT OUT OF ARBITRATION. You must email arbitration-opt-out@discord.com BEFORE MAY 15TH (30 days after ToS effective date) with your username stating that you wish to opt out of the arbitration clause. Once May 15th passes you are bound to arbitration with Discord forever.

Opt-out before it’s too late.

  • GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    There’s an even easier method, if you do not log in for a year or so, discord deletes your account

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          3 months ago

          Think of those poor data brokers… I mean “poor” in the figurative sense…

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        3 months ago

        Expecting Discord to delete your data is like expecting a company to burn the money you paid them after you stop doing business with them.

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      3 months ago

      You can also just request them to delete your account. Takes 30 days from request i think.