• DahGangalang@infosec.pub
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    2 months ago

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but this looks like a major _de-_enshitification step on the part of Steam.

    I’m not missing something big, am I?

    • Promethiel@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Software has been leveraged to do mass arbitrations against companies that insist on enforcing it, somewhat leveling the playing field in the power imbalance, at no less a cost than courts ultimately for the corps. Tricky enough they’ve found it hard to make language against them too.

      So in a sense, it is de-enshitification but it is more likely borne from Steam throwing in the towel against a losing proposition (preventing costly mass-arbitration) than doing so because they want every user to have the maximum legal recourse.

      A W is a W though, imo.

  • zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Regardless of their motivations this seems like a big positive. Forced arbitration clauses should be illegal and unenforceable in any context where it isn’t customary for both parties to have legal counsel reading over the contract. And it’s appalling that waivers for class action lawsuits are legal at all.

    • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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      2 months ago

      After the Disney debacle I’ve started noticing how many I see. It’s really infuriating. I already had the opinion that they should be illegal but holy fuck they’re everywhere.

  • NuraShiny [any]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    What does it mean? Also, does it affect everyone or just the US; because I did not see a popup about it in the EU.