not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days ago! Mastodon new ToS from July 1 has a binding Arbitration waiver* !!rlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1163arrow-down1image! Mastodon new ToS from July 1 has a binding Arbitration waiver* !!rlemmy.blahaj.zonenot_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
post: https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane/statuses/01JY2NBJEASW1E21NFJ0NZ3GDC github discussion: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/35086
minus-squarealbert180@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·12 days agoThen why did you knowingly put a bullshit arbitration clause in the ToS that’s unenforceable in Germany?
minus-squareMicrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 days ago“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-square0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agothe 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.
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.