IO 😇@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 个月前! Mastodon new ToS from July 1 has a binding Arbitration waiver* !!rlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1406arrow-down1image! Mastodon new ToS from July 1 has a binding Arbitration waiver* !!rlemmy.blahaj.zoneIO 😇@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 个月前message-square57linkfedilinkfile-text
post: https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01JY2NBJEASW1E21NFJ0NZ3GDC github discussion: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/35086
minus-squarealbert180@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down15·5 个月前Then why did you knowingly put a bullshit arbitration clause in the ToS that’s unenforceable in Germany?
minus-squareMicrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·5 个月前“Knowingly” is a big word given that Mastodon GmbH has been transparent about not having extensive legal knowledge in-house and being dependent on their probono lawyers. Which is completely understandable given their company & team size.
minus-squareandypiper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 个月前Legal stuff is complicated and we’re not all, always, experts at everything. FWIW https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/114709820512537821
minus-square0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·5 个月前the lawyers they hired put it in there, and they seemingly don’t know enough about the law to know it’s bad. they’re working on it.
Then why did you knowingly put a bullshit arbitration clause in the ToS that’s unenforceable in Germany?
“Knowingly” is a big word given that Mastodon GmbH has been transparent about not having extensive legal knowledge in-house and being dependent on their probono lawyers. Which is completely understandable given their company & team size.
Legal stuff is complicated and we’re not all, always, experts at everything. FWIW https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/114709820512537821
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the lawyers they hired put it in there, and they seemingly don’t know enough about the law to know it’s bad. they’re working on it.