potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSteam does the opposite of forcing Arbitration on its userslemdro.idimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageSteam does the opposite of forcing Arbitration on its userslemdro.idpotentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareHannes@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago Arbitration doesn’t save money. You still need lawyers. of course - but usually it’s way faster than getting a proper court-ruling - and since lawyers are paid per hour that makes a big difference
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’ve literally never seen any person argue that forced arbitration is a good thing for consumers… It’s always corporations
minus-squareHannes@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI just saw the Uber case and realized that this in definitely way differently in the US. I was not aware that completely getting around the law was such a common practice. I thought that Disney thing was a rarity
of course - but usually it’s way faster than getting a proper court-ruling - and since lawyers are paid per hour that makes a big difference
I’ve literally never seen any person argue that forced arbitration is a good thing for consumers…
It’s always corporations
I just saw the Uber case and realized that this in definitely way differently in the US. I was not aware that completely getting around the law was such a common practice. I thought that Disney thing was a rarity